Valley Medical Center
Renton, WA, USA
Overview
Job Title: Coder/Abstractor III
Location: Remote Potential • Department: Health Information Management • Shift: Days • Type: Full Time • FTE: 1
Base pay range: $28.00/hr - $46.80/hr
Responsibilities
Responsible for hospital inpatient coding and abstracting based on documentation and coding guidelines within established productivity standards for all accounts assigned.
Resolves coding-related edits and denials and provides ongoing feedback and education to physicians and clinicians.
Responsible for following up on all accounts unable to code due to missing/incomplete documentation or charges.
Reviews medical record documentation and accurately assigns ICD-10 diagnoses and procedure codes, leading to the assignment of the correct MS-DRG or APR-DRG.
Maintains confidentiality of protected health information.
Collaborates with Clinical Documentation Specialists, HIM deficiency team, and medical staff to ensure completeness of documentation so appropriate codes and DRGs...