UC Health
Cincinnati, OH
Overview Using established policies and procedures; the Certified Coder translates narrative descriptions of diseases, injuries, and medical procedures into numeric or alphanumeric codes needed for billing. The Certified Coder may code all types of inpatient, observation and outpatient cases (to include clinics, ancillary services, and ambulatory surgery, series, and emergency room cases) and may be called upon to code highly complex inpatient records (to include trauma, burns, open heart and transplant cases) based on experience and skill set.
Qualifications High school graduate required. Associate Degree preferred | Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) preferred, (or RHIT eligible) | 2 years experience in Health Information Management or related health care/office experience .
Responsibilities Coding quality - 40% - Reviews inpatients, ambulatory, observation, emergency and outpatient accounts to assign accurate ICD-10 and/or CPT codes and DRGs. Interprets health...