Professional Fee Coder (Remote PA/NJ) (Per diem)
About the position
Responsibilities
• Codes and abstracts professional fee hospital services performed by SLPG physicians from medical records according to ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT-4, HCPCS II, and CMS guidelines.
• Utilizes 3M Encoder for validation of RVUs and CPT-4 procedure unbundling.
• Maintains a 95% coding accuracy rate as measured through quality reviews.
• Maintains daily productivity as outlined.
• Responsible for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of coding guidelines as they relate to physician services for hospital inpatient, observation, consultant, surgical, critical care, and E & M services.
• Performs data entry of abstracted physician information into specialty-specific databases.
• Conducts educational sessions to the medical staff for coding and documentation compliance.
Requirements
• RHIA, RHIT, CPC, OR CCS-P with working knowledge of ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT and HCPCS coding required.
• Minimum 1-3 years experience in CPT/HCPCS physician procedural coding.
• Previous experience with computerized patient record and coding system preferred.
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