Whitman Hospital and Medical Center
Colfax, WA
Coding Specialist Rewarding career. Competitive salary. Outstanding benefits. Duties and Responsibilities Coding Analyzes patient records to assign appropriate diagnostic and procedure codes. Understands and utilizes both ICD-9 and ICD-10 CM and CPT hospital coding principles. Follows compliance policies in order to code to the highest ethical/ legal degree. Searches through notes on symptoms, history and physical reports, operative notes, pathology reports, and doctor orders to identify final diagnoses. Utilizes available reference material to assure accurate hospital code assignment. Codes records according to established hospital protocol. Notifies supervisor that rebilling is required when a coding change (after finalization of an abstract) causes the DRG or APC to change. Documents selected codes on face sheets. Researches Error Log items and discover source of the issue. Qualifications Required Certification in coding such as Certified Coding Specialist...