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Coder

Remote:

Full Remote

Work from:

California (USA)

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Five years of inpatient coding experience, Certified coding program completion, CCS Credential.

Key responsabilities:

Assign ICD-10-CM & CPT-4 codes
Resolve billing errors
Verify coding accuracy
Meet productivity & quality standards
Adhere to coding guidelines

LanceSoft, Inc. XLarge https://www.lancesoft.com/

1001 - 5000 Employees

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Job description

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Title: Coder III
Location: Costa Mesa , CA (REMOTE)
Duration: 3 Months (extension/conversion, depending upon your performance, attendance & need)
Shift: First Shift

Description:

Duties: Position Summary:
-Reviews clinical documentation and diagnostic results and applies appropriate ICD-10-CM, and CPT-4 codes.
-Codes are used for billing, internal and external reporting, research and regulatory compliance activities.
-Resolves billing related errors and assists with workflow changes and process improvement projects.
-Meets ongoing productivity and quality standard of 95% accuracy rate or better.
-Verifies that all ICD-10 codes are correctly captured.
-Verifies that physician is correctly abstracted.
-Keeps abreast of coding guideline changes.
-May identify chargeable items for facility level for given department.
-May assign codes for diagnoses and treatment for ancillary outpatient encounters.
-Abides by the standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and adheres to all official coding guidelines.
-Performs other duties as assigned.
-Additionally, the Coder III utilize0s technical coding principles and APC reimbursement expertise to assign appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPt-4 procedures.
-Assigns codes for diagnoses, treatment and procedure for multiple specialized departments, including Outpatient ancillary, Emergency Department, and Inpatient and Outpatient Surgery.
-Determines the correct principal diagnosis, co-morbidities, complications, secondary conditions and surgical procedures.
-Assigns MS-DRG, Present on Admission (POA) indicators, Hospital Acquired conditions), and accurately abstracts discharge dispositions.
-Queries physicians per established policy and procedure when documentation is not clear or conflicting.
Skills: Required Skills & Experience:
-Five years of progressive inpatient coding experience in an acute care facility.

Preferred Skills & Experience:
Education: Required Education:
-High school diploma or equivalent required.

Required Certifications & Licensure:
-Completion of a certified coding program or graduate of a CAHIM accredited HIT program required.
-CCS Credential.

Schedule Notes: *CCS is required *strong Inpatient coding experience required. approved to work remote in the following states: CA, TX, NC, TN, WI, IA and UT. Schedule is Mon-Fri first shift.