Hours per Week: 20.00 —- Shift Hours: Flex
Additional details about schedule: [flexible schedule]
What you need to know about this position:
- This 100% remote (at home), coding position has a flexible schedule from anywhere within the United States.
- Responsible for coding hospital outpatient and profee visits using the encoder or official coding manuals.
- Utilizes and assigns appropriate ICD-10-CM, HCPCS, CPT and modifiers for Part B services for hospital outpatient and profee.
- Utilizes work list/queues to obtain a list of charts to be coded. Work and review prebill and post bill claim edits and make the required corrections to the charge session information.
- Identifies, reads, and comprehends the content of the medical record to sufficiently analyze and perform coding and corrections to the claim edits.
- Communicate with Ancillary Departments to ensure that the diagnosis, charges and demographic information are specific, legible, appropriate, and is received in a timely manner.
What is required for this position:
- One of the following will be required
- Associate’s Degree from a Health Information Technology Program
- Bachelor’s Degree from Health Information Administration Program
- Certificate from a coding program
- Equivalent combination of a healthcare related degree and experience
- Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)
- Certified Coding Specialist – Physician Based (CCS-P)
- Certified Outpatient Coder (COC)
- Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
- Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC)