LifePoint Health
Wytheville, VA, USA
Overview Job Description - Coder II (7454-1498)
Wythe County Community Hospital
Description
POSITION SUMMARY: Under the direction of the Health Information Management Director, the coder II accurately determines ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes, ICD-10-CM, CPT and HCPCS procedure codes for all patient types including inpatient, observation, surgical day care, Emergency Department (ED) outpatient and recurring patients.
Responsibilities Abstract pertinent information from patient records within various inpatient and outpatient types. Assign ICD-10-CM/ ICD-10-PCS codes or HCPCS codes, creating ambulatory payment classification (APC) or diagnosis related group (DRG).
Monitor and manage the discharged not final billed (DNFB) accounts within assigned patient types daily to meet financial goals and expectations.
Meet coding productivity standards and accuracy rate determined by company policy. (See Coding Productivity and Quality Standards.)
Query clinical staff to achieve accuracy in...