Clinic Coder – Multispeciality

🌍 Remote, USA 🎯 Full-time 🕐 Posted Recently

Job Description

The Professional Fee Coder is responsible for accurately abstracting data into appropriate client electronic medical record systems
Following the Official ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS Guidelines for Coding, AMA CPT Guidelines, Evaluation and Management Guidelines, and CMS directives
Performs data entry of required abstracted patient information into the client’s information system
Queries physicians when appropriate and interact with Clinical Documentation staff as per account requirements
Maintains consistent coding accuracy rate of 95% or better while also meeting productivity standards
Assigns appropriate ICD-10-CM, E/M, CPT, HCPCS codes and modifiers to professional fee accounts as per designated workflow
Abstracts and enters coded data and/or charges for physician statistical and reporting requirements
Queries physicians to clarify conflicting, imprecise, incomplete, ambiguous, and/or inconsistent clinical information when appropriate
Communicates documentation improvement opportunities and coding issues to appropriate personnel for follow up and resolution
Communicates with Clinical Documentation Improvement and/or Revenue Cycle teams for follow up and reconciliation of accounts
Maintains required productivity and quality requirements
Maintains coding credential requirements