About this role
Location
Remote PositionHiring Range
$20.60 - $32.41
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for ensuring all surgical and hospital claims processed through EMR and Centricity are correct and compliant.
- Ensure proper documentation is on file.
- Ensure all physicians in assigned area of responsibility are complaint with dictations, and documentation with patient’s treatment.
- To ensure all assigned charts are coded and billed out daily.
- Assigns medical codes for general surgery procedures for medical records and billing purposes.
- As part of your duties, you look at medical records and information and assign codes for each procedure and diagnosis for each patient.
- Ensure that all billable charges are entered into billing system.
- Work with site to ensure that all required documentation is obtained for review process.
- Escalate any trend and documentation issues to manager for discussion.
QUALIFICATIONS
- High school diploma or GED is required.
- A minimum of five (3) years of medical coding experience preferred.
- Two (2) years of ICD & Oncology CPT Coding in designated area of expertise/oncology is preferred.
- Experience with working in a healthcare field and in a clinical setting or business office.
- Excellent verbal and communications skills are essential.
- Procedure entry with experience in operative report extraction and coding guidelines are preferred.
- Education to stay current with all CPT and ICD9/ ICD10 yearly updates is required.
- AAPC Coding Certification (CPC or ROCC coding certification) including in the designated area of oncology coding is strongly preferred.
- Individuals who do not hold this certification must obtain within two (1) year of being assigned to this position.
- Centricity experience preferred. Experience in designated oncology EMR is preferred.
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