Full Time
Optum
Remote
$3,000 SIGN ON BONUS FOR EXTERNAL APPLICANTS
This position is full-time (40 hours/week) Monday to Friday. Employees are required to have flexibility to work our business hours and will have the opportunity to choose between Tuesday – Saturday or Sunday – Thursday (1 weekend day is required). It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional weekends and overtime.
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:
Identify appropriate assignment of CPT and ICD-10 Codes for outpatient Ambulatory Observation services while adhering to the official coding guidelines and established client coding guidelines of the assigned facility
Apply coding knowledge to analyze/correct CCI Edits and Medical Necessity Edits
Understand the Medicare Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) codes
Abstract additional data elements during the chart review process when...