Universal Health Services
McAllen, TX
Job Summary
The RN Field Coder will be responsible for documentation and coding review of medical records where services are rendered at various partnered medical practices. The RN Field Coder will work with assigned provider offices to ensure accurate reporting of diagnoses and service codes to support optimal performance in risk adjustment and quality measurement. The scope of work supported by the RN Field coder will include pre, post and wraparound visit input.
Pre-Visit: Reviewing the medical records, outside results and health plan data for upcoming patient appointments and flagging important insights for the provider to review before seeing the patient.
Post Visit: Reviewing the provider note, populating all supported codes (ICD-10, CPT, CPT-II, etc.), and assisting submission of encounter for claim processing.
Wrap Around Education: Periodic review of findings, highlighting areas of opportunity in documentation and ongoing education.
Provider querying and education...