OSF HealthCare
Bloomington, IL
Hourly rate: $18.00/hour. This is an hourly position.
Work Schedule: 16 hours/week; 8:00pm-4:30pm (Monday-Friday).
Position Summary
The Ministry Coder Intern assigns accurate ICD-CM/PCS & CPT/HCPCS codes to all pertinent diagnoses and procedures on inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and ambulatory encounters. This position complies with coding guidelines, abstracts required information for statistical and reimbursement purposes, and works closely with the revenue cycle team to ensure appropriate billing and reimbursement.
Responsibilities
Retrieve pertinent information from the medical record to assign ICD-CM/PCS and/or CPT/HCPCS codes.
Inquire with physicians when code assignments are not straightforward or documentation in the record is inadequate, ambiguous, or unclear for complete documentation and accurate reimbursement.
Monitor and complete assignments through work queues in the electronic health record to maintain compliance with coding guidelines.
Review records...