St. Claire HealthCare
Overview
Coder II role at St. Claire HealthCare. Location: Morehead, KY. Full-time, days, Monday–Friday, 8:00–4:30. This position focuses on accurate outpatient coding, analysis, and screening of records for billing, research, and special studies.
Duties/Responsibilities
Ensures the correct ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, APC assignment, and/or CPT code and modifiers to each diagnosis and procedure are substantiated by documentation contained in the medical record.
Assists with and requests diagnoses from medical staff when not recorded in medical records or if information is incomplete.
Corrects edits with the patient accounts staff to ensure timely billing of accounts and resolution of potential errors.
Adheres to St. Claire’s organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies, and standards.
Ensures records are coded timely and within department-defined timelines.
Thoroughly reviews charts to identify all diagnoses/procedures.
Refers questions to the supervisor if there are questions regarding the diagnoses/procedure code.
Utilizes computerized encoder for assignment of ICD and CPT codes and references coding manuals for verification.
Codes all diagnoses/procedures per the Health Information Management Coding Manual and AHIMA’s Standards of Ethical Coding.
Inputs/abstracts diagnoses/procedure codes into abstracting and billing systems.
Familiar with Administrative, Health Information Management, and HIM Coding manuals.
Education High school graduate or equivalent required. Completion of certified ICD-10/CPT coding courses or equivalent work experience preferred.
Experience Health Information Management experience required. Abstracting and coding experience in ICD and CPT, including modifiers and APC assignments, preferred.
Licensure/Certification Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Coding Associate (CCA) or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) required. Select other AAPC or AHIMA certifications may be considered based on department needs.
Physical/Work Requirements The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands, communicate effectively, and perform computer work. The employee must lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently up to 25 pounds, and occasionally more than 50 pounds.
Work Environment The work environment is described as suitable for performing essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities. Work is conducted in an environment with adequate lighting and climate control; noise levels are usually moderate.
Seniorilty level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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Duties/Responsibilities
Ensures the correct ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, APC assignment, and/or CPT code and modifiers to each diagnosis and procedure are substantiated by documentation contained in the medical record.
Assists with and requests diagnoses from medical staff when not recorded in medical records or if information is incomplete.
Corrects edits with the patient accounts staff to ensure timely billing of accounts and resolution of potential errors.
Adheres to St. Claire’s organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies, and standards.
Ensures records are coded timely and within department-defined timelines.
Thoroughly reviews charts to identify all diagnoses/procedures.
Refers questions to the supervisor if there are questions regarding the diagnoses/procedure code.
Utilizes computerized encoder for assignment of ICD and CPT codes and references coding manuals for verification.
Codes all diagnoses/procedures per the Health Information Management Coding Manual and AHIMA’s Standards of Ethical Coding.
Inputs/abstracts diagnoses/procedure codes into abstracting and billing systems.
Familiar with Administrative, Health Information Management, and HIM Coding manuals.
Education High school graduate or equivalent required. Completion of certified ICD-10/CPT coding courses or equivalent work experience preferred.
Experience Health Information Management experience required. Abstracting and coding experience in ICD and CPT, including modifiers and APC assignments, preferred.
Licensure/Certification Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Coding Associate (CCA) or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) required. Select other AAPC or AHIMA certifications may be considered based on department needs.
Physical/Work Requirements The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands, communicate effectively, and perform computer work. The employee must lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently up to 25 pounds, and occasionally more than 50 pounds.
Work Environment The work environment is described as suitable for performing essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities. Work is conducted in an environment with adequate lighting and climate control; noise levels are usually moderate.
Seniorilty level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
Get notified about new Coder jobs in Morehead, KY.
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