Sluhn
Allentown, PA, USA
Physician Coder The Physician Coder codes and abstracts physician services performed in the hospital setting according to AHA, AMA, guidelines and CMS directives. Must assure data quality through quarterly reviews. Performs data entry of physician services statistics into specialty-specific databases. Works with Medical Records, Finance, and Physician Billing to ensure appropriate flow of information. Job Duties And Responsibilities: Codes and abstracts professional fee hospital services performed by SLPG physicians from medical records according to ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT-4, HCPCS II, and CMS guidelines. Utilizes 3M Encoder for validation of RVUs and CPT-4 procedure unbundling. Maintains a 95% coding accuracy rate as measured through quality reviews. Maintains daily productivity as outlined Responsible for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of coding guidelines as they relate to physician services for hospital inpatient, observation, consultant, surgical, critical care, and...