Health First Shared Services
Melbourne, FL
Outpatient Coder I The Outpatient Coder I provides timely, complete, and accurate code assignment and data collection for quality clinical analysis and revenue enhancement. Primary Responsibilities: Validates accuracy of codes assigned by the computer assisted coding tool, recognizing inappropriate application of clinical coding rules/guidelines and making revisions to the codes, while interpreting clinical documentation to ensure codes reported are clearly and consistently supported by the health record. Upholds regulatory compliance by consulting validated coding references for accurate code assignment and sequencing rules, i.e., ICD-9 /ICD-10 and CPT-4 Official Coding Guidelines, AMA Coding Clinics for ICD-9/10, AMA Coding Clinic for HCPCS, AMA CPT Assistant, National Correct Coding Initiative edits, National and Local Coverage Determinations, medical dictionary, pharmaceutical and drug references, and anatomy and physiology references, etc. Requests clarification from...