Memorial Healthcare System
Miami, FL, USA
Summary:Reviews medical record documentation to assign ICD-10 CM codes to complex diagnoses and CPT codes and modifiers to procedures for outpatient encounters to ensure proper coding, billing, and compliance.Responsibilities:Reviews encounters to assign and sequence appropriate diagnoses (including HCC Coding Hierarchical Condition Category) and CPT procedure codes as well as modifiers to complex diagnostic and surgical encounters in accordance with Official Coding Guidelines, CMS regulations, Local Medical Review Policy (LMRP), guidance in encoder software and HIM coding policies and procedures.Seeks clarification from healthcare providers or other designated resources to ensure accurate and complete coding. Create electronic physicians queries within allowed scope for hospital outpatient coder.Reviews all appropriate work queues daily to address edits and make corrections following Health Information Management (HIM) coding policies and procedures. Conducts, audits and/or coding...