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Remote medical coder assigning CPT, ICD-10, and HCPCs codes for UofL Health’s integrated academic health system. Ensuring compliant billing, documentation, denials resolution, and reimbursement.

Responsibilities:

  • Abstract information from service documentation and assign and sequence CPT, ICD-10, HCPCs codes, and modifiers into billing systems
  • Ensure coding compliance with federal, state, private health plan, organizational, and regulatory guidelines
  • Review and resolve coding denials
  • Complete charge sessions in assigned work queues in a timely manner
  • Complete documentation meeting current EM Guidelines for providers
  • Ensure documentation meets CMS Teaching Physician Rules and UofL Health policies before code release for billing
  • Ensure Advanced Practice Provider documentation meets payer-specific rules before code release for billing
  • Provide comments and suggestions on weak areas identified in coding reviews
  • Report trending deficiencies to the Senior Manager and Compliance Educator
  • Meet or exceed organizational coding production and quality standards
  • Participate in special projects and perform other assigned duties
  • Maintain daily/weekly communication with office managers, departments, and providers

Requirements:

  • High school diploma or GED/equivalent (required)
  • Certified Professional Coder (CPC) accredited by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) (required)
  • Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Coding Specialist Physician Based (CCS-P) or Certified Coding Assistant (CCA) accredited by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) (required)
  • One to four (1-4) years physician coding experience (preferred)
  • Ability to work within a team environment and meet monthly goals
  • Ability to maintain compliance with coding rules and regulations, company policies, procedures, standards of conduct, and HIPAA privacy and security requirements
  • Ability to communicate with office managers, departments, providers, managers, and representatives
  • Ability to respond in a timely manner to questions

Benefits:

  • Full-time employment
  • First Shift schedule