Medical Coder
AFC URGENT CARE
- Hinsdale, IL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Utilizes technical coding expertise to review the medical record thoroughly, utilizing all available documentation to abstract and code physician professional services and diagnosis codes.
- Follows Official Guidelines and rules in order to assign appropriate CPT, ICD10 codes and modifiers.
- Provides documentation feedback to physicians.
- Maintains coding reference information.
- Trains physicians and other staff regarding documentation, billing and coding for their specialty.
- Reviews and communicates new or revised coding guidelines and information with providers and their assigned specialty.
- Attends meetings and educational roundtables, communicates pertinent information to physicians and staff.
- Resolves pre-accounts receivable edits. Identifies and reports repetitive documentation problems as well as system issues.
- Makes appropriate changes to incorrectly billed services, adds missing unbilled services, provides missing data as appropriate, corrects CPT and ICD10 codes and modifiers. Adds MBO tracking codes as needed.
- May collaborate with Patient Accounting, PB Billing, and other operational areas to provide coding reimbursement assistance; helps identify and resolve incorrect claim issues and may assist with drafting letters in order to coordinate appeals.
- May work with Billing staff as requested, assists in obtaining documentation (notes, operative reports, etc.). Provides additional code and modifier information
- Meets established minimum coding productivity and quality standards for each encounter type based on type of service coded.
- Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Certified Professional Coder (CPC) certification or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) is preferred
- Experience in Pain Specialty is Preferred
- 1 year experience in a relevant role
- High School Diploma or Equivalent