Medical Coder

Role:- Outpatient Coding Specialist

Notice period:- Immediate Joiners/20 days

Experience :- * 2+ Outpatient coding experience required

* US Physician , Clinic (ambulatory ,internal medicine, general ,medicine, Orthopaedic ) healthcare experience is required

Location:-Remote

Job Description:-

Job Specific Accountabilities:

 Contributes to the Coding Team efforts.

 Assign accurate diagnosis and procedure codes using ICD-10-CM/PCS to inpatient records.

 Assign diagnosis and procedure codes to ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT to outpatient surgery records.

 Utilize coding guidelines set up by government agencies dealing with the coding of health information.

 Accurately enter abstract information into the computer on inpatient and outpatient records.

 Participation in educational meetings as directed.

 Participation in committees as needed.

 Maintain a standard of productivity that consistently meets or exceeds 95% productivity.

 Assist the Medical & Dental staff, hospital employees and others in a courteous and helpful manner.

 Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.

 Follow the code of Ethics and the Standards of Ethical Coding developed by the American Health Information Management Association.

The ultimate customer is always the patient. However, you provide services to other internal and external customers. Identify those other primary customers to whom you provide service. Customers for his position would include co-workers, physicians, patient’s family members, volunteer’s, vendors, outside agencies or organizations that may have contact with the office in addition to patients.

Certification/Registration - RHIT, CCS, CPC

The ED/OP Coding Specialist must accurately code and abstract diagnoses and procedures occurring during the patient’s

episode of care, in a timely manner, in order for the facility to receive proper reimbursement.