Medical Risk Coder
Family Health Centers of SW Florida
- Fort Myers, FL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Review accounts for coding and abstracting of patient encounters, including diagnostic and procedural information, significant reportable elements, and complications.
- Audits clinical documentation and coded data to validate documentation supports diagnoses, procedures and all services rendered for reimbursement and reporting purposes.
- Identifies diagnostic and procedural information and reviews physician pending charges for appropriate complexity using CPT coding guidelines.
- Assigns codes for reimbursements and compliance with regulatory requirements utilizing guidelines and following up to date coding conventions.
- Works closely with the Coding Administrator to provide feedback to providers to improve documentation practices.
- Confirm patient demographic, insurance and referring physician information is accurately entered in Intergy.
- Enter all codes, CPT, HCPCS and ICD-10 coding and modifiers in Intergy timely and accurately.
- Follow established checks and balances systems to ensure complete and accurate code capture.
- Review Medicare Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) and Medicare bulletin updates and Medicare NCCI.
- Serves as coding consultant to providers.
- Keeps abreast of compliance regulations, standards, and directives regarding governmental/regulatory agencies and third-party payers.
- Keeps abreast of standard coding guidelines (including Medicare, Medicaid, Managed Care, HEDIS, and FQHC guidelines).
- Provides updates and status reports to management weekly.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Medicaid, Medicare, and Commercial Insurance rules and procedures in a managed care plan environment
- Medical terminology, CPT, HCPCS and ICD-10 coding and modifier usage required