Medical Coding – Vendor and Claims Edit Specialist

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Medical Coding Specialist at Geisinger Health Plan working with coding standards and partnerships. Leading internal committees and mentoring staff while ensuring compliance in claims processing.

Responsibilities:

  • Acts as a leader, liaison, and resource working collaboratively with a diverse group
  • Applies expanded knowledge of CPT, ICD-10 and HCPCS coding skills toward the maintenance and development of prospective claim edits and partnerships
  • Determines payment compliance with clinical and reimbursement policies
  • Researches CPT codes to clarify coding issues, as required
  • Determines opportunities with current vendor partnerships and implementations, exploring new opportunities as well
  • Coordinates, reviews, and recommends changes for the yearly opportunity analysis
  • Reviews and responds to claim edit appeals and rational requests
  • Coordinates, supports, and resolves vendor needs both prospectively and retrospectively
  • Problem solves system/claim edit issues that may come up
  • Tests and verifies new claim edits as a component of maintenance and during implementation for new vendors
  • Leads the Edit Expansion Committee as a component
  • Leads routine maintenance and oversight meetings with vendor partners
  • Acts as a subject matter expert in support of internal workgroups/committees, etc
  • Interacts with providers and/or Account Managers to clarify documentation and billing issues identified
  • Leads internal development, testing, maintenance, and expansion of internal claims edits
  • Leads the development of the ClaimsXten Policy Management Module
  • Mentors less experienced staff and new hires.

Requirements:

  • Minimum one certification required: Certified Professional Coder CPC through AAPC
  • Certified Professional Biller through AAPC
  • High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)
  • Graduate from Specialty Training Program- (Preferred)
  • Minimum of 5 years-Related work experience (Required)
  • Minimum of 5 years-Health Insurance/Managed Care (Preferred)

Benefits:

  • healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners
  • atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality