Coding Analyst – Part Time, Day Shift

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Part-time remote coding analyst for Northwestern Medicine, a healthcare provider. Assigning outpatient ICD-10-CM, CPT-4, and evaluation-and-management codes while resolving reimbursement edits.

Responsibilities:

  • Assign appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 codes to outpatient visit types
  • Assign Evaluation and Management codes for physician encounters
  • Thoroughly review medical records and documentation to code diagnoses, procedures, and evaluation and management services
  • Collaborate with Patient Accounting, Registration, case managers, and clinical areas on coding reimbursement expertise
  • Interpret health record documentation using anatomy, physiology, clinical disease process, pharmacology, and medical terminology knowledge
  • Follow ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Coding Clinic, Coding Clinic for HCPCs, CPT Assistant, coding conventions, and instructional notes
  • Resolve NCCI, NCD/LCD, and other outpatient edit claim failures
  • Meet coding productivity and quality standards
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements:

  • 3 years of experience in an acute healthcare setting
  • RHIT, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, COC, or CPC certification
  • AHIMA or AAPC membership
  • Part-time availability of 20 hours per week
  • Expertise in ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding
  • Expertise with HCPC Level I and II procedural codes
  • Ability to resolve NCD/LCD and NCCI edits
  • Minimum 95% coding accuracy
  • Ability to meet established minimum coding productivity and quality standards
  • Successful completion of a criminal-history background check if offered employment

Benefits:

  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Loan forgiveness
  • 401(k) matching
  • Lifecycle benefits
  • Benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being
  • Protection for unexpected life events