Certified Professional Coder

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Certified Professional Coder assigning ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 codes for Logan Health’s Montana healthcare system. Abstracting clinical data and supporting accurate billing, reimbursement, and compliance.

Responsibilities:

  • Assign and sequence ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 codes for specialty patient types, billing, and reimbursement
  • Review and analyze medical records for documentation deficiencies
  • Accurately reflect diagnoses and procedures in medical records
  • Review charges, ensure accuracy, and check medical necessity for ordered tests and procedures
  • Communicate with providers, staff, leadership, and hospital departments to ensure adequate supporting documentation
  • Perform timely follow-up on accounts on hold
  • Abstract clinical data after documentation assessment and review
  • Ensure clinical data abstraction meets regulatory and compliance requirements
  • Follow coding guidelines and legal requirements for compliance with Federal and State regulatory bodies
  • Verify patient account, type, and demographic data
  • Coordinate corrections with Patient Access for accurate billing, reimbursement, and reporting
  • Meet productivity standards set by the Revenue Integrity Coding department
  • Support continuous quality improvement efforts
  • Participate in continuing education activities
  • Maintain regular and consistent attendance as scheduled

Requirements:

  • Knowledge and understanding of ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 coding guidelines and practices
  • Nationally recognized coding certificate such as CCA, CCS, CPC, or AAPC certification required
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Self-starter with critical thinking and prioritization skills
  • Ability to work both as part of a team and independently
  • Commitment to teamwork and maintaining confidentiality
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to manage sensitive and confidential situations professionally
  • Computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office Suite and ability to learn other software
  • Preferred: 1+ year(s) of coding experience in an acute care or medical office setting
  • Preferred: 2+ years of computer data entry and retrieval experience within an electronic medical record system
  • Preferred: thorough knowledge of anatomy, medical terminology, classification and nomenclature, and health information management procedures and practices
  • Must reside in one of the approved states: Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, or Washington
  • Full-time availability for 40 hours per week and 8-hour day shifts
  • Successful completion of pre-employment screening, including criminal background, reference, drug, health and immunizations, and physical demand screening, if offered employment

Benefits:

  • Health, Dental, and Vison insurance
  • 401(k) with generous matching
  • Employer-provided life insurance
  • Voluntary life and disability insurance options
  • Critical Illness and Voluntary Accident options
  • Employee assistance program (EAP)
  • FSA
  • Paid time off, Holiday pay, and Illness bank
  • Employee referral program
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program