Coder – Outpatient

Posted 12hrs ago

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Outpatient coder assigning diagnoses, procedures, and E/M codes for Ovation Healthcare. Supporting independent hospitals’ reimbursement, compliance, and quality reporting.

Responsibilities:

  • Assign ICD-10-CM codes for medical record accounts, including diagnoses
  • Abstract key data elements required for billing, regulatory agencies, and other databases
  • Review records for clinical pertinence and documentation supporting accurate facility-based charges
  • Communicate with providers to clarify documentation and appropriately assign diagnoses, procedures, and facility E/M levels
  • Review and resolve claim edits for outpatient encounters, including medical necessity and NCCI/CCI edits
  • Assist with resolving simple visit coding errors for other outpatient visits
  • Interact courteously and professionally with visitors, coworkers, physicians, and hospital personnel
  • Maintain patient confidentiality in accordance with hospital policy and legal/industry standards
  • Support hospital goals and patient-care approach
  • Attend regular training sessions to improve patient and customer communications
  • Prioritize and perform varied duties amid changing assignments, priorities, and deadlines
  • Impart knowledge of procedures and techniques
  • Perform qualitative record analysis in accordance with regulatory standards and coding requirements
  • Work with AR teams to resolve issues

Requirements:

  • RHIT, RHIA, CEDC, COC, CPC, CCS-P or CCS credentials
  • Three or more years of coding experience
  • Thorough working knowledge of ICD-10-CM and CPT coding systems
  • Knowledge of federal/state reimbursement regulations
  • Working knowledge of hospital information systems, electronic medical record systems, and encoder
  • Working knowledge of standards for chart completion
  • Maintains continuing education credits according to AHIMA and/or AAPC requirements based on certification(s)
  • Knowledge of CPT/HCPCS and ICD-10-CM guidelines
  • Knowledge of medical-legal confidentiality and release-of-information rules and regulations
  • Must maintain total confidentiality of patient records
  • Comfortable working with AR teams to resolve issues
  • Must pass a coding assessment
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, and Teams
  • Ability to multitask and communicate effectively
  • Must meet and maintain a 95% quality accuracy rate and productivity standards
  • Must have experience working in a remote environment

Benefits:

  • 100% remote work