Professional Coder – Physician Professional Coder

Job Description:

  • Responsible for accurately reviewing and assigning Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), and ICD-10-CM codes for professional claims billed by Capital Health Medical Group (CHMG) for hospital and outpatient procedures
  • Accurately applies official coding conventions and rules established by the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for assignment of procedural and diagnostic codes
  • Reviews procedure documentation for accurate assignment of ICD-10-CM diagnosis, current procedural terminology (CPT-4) codes and modifiers
  • Ensures appropriate coding of evaluation and management services when applicable
  • Meets or exceeds departmental accuracy and productivity standards
  • Ensures compliance with national coding guidelines and Capital Health's policies for complete, accurate and consistent coding resulting in appropriate reimbursement and data integrity
  • Fosters teamwork and collaboration
  • Reviews CCI edits, MUE edits, LCD and NCD coverage before chart finalization
  • Identifies documentation gaps or inconsistencies and escalate when clarification is required
  • Collaborates with billing, charge review, and revenue integrity teams to prevent recurring issues
  • Addresses professional coding pre-bill edits timely to ensure minimal days in DNFB
  • Acts as a subject matter expert for professional coding
  • Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements:

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Certified Professional Coder-Apprentice (CPC-A), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), or Certified Coding Specialist-Physician (CCS-P) certification required
  • Associate's degree in health information management preferred
  • Two years' experience in physician coding role preferred
  • ICD-10-CM, CPT-4 and HCPCS coding experience preferred
  • One year surgical coding experience preferred
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong knowledge of surgical coding guidelines
  • Knowledge of pathophysiology and disease processes
  • Special Training: Physician coding and Training certification
  • Proficient with Microsoft applications to include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology, or Pathophysiology knowledge
  • CPC-A, CPC, or CCS-P required
  • Ability to work in environment using multiple EMR systems
  • Ability to work collaboratively with others as well as independently

Benefits:

  • Medical Plan
  • Prescription drug coverage & In-House Employee Pharmacy
  • Dental Plan
  • Vision Plan
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - Healthcare
  • FSA - Dependent Care
  • Retirement Savings and Investment Plan
  • Basic Group Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
  • Supplemental Group Term Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
  • Disability Benefits – Long Term Disability (LTD)
  • Disability Benefits – Short Term Disability (STD)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Commuter Transit
  • Commuter Parking
  • Supplemental Life Insurance - Voluntary Life
  • Spouse - Voluntary Life
  • Employee - Voluntary Life
  • Child Voluntary
  • Legal Services
  • Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
  • Voluntary Identity Theft Insurance
  • Voluntary Pet Insurance
  • Paid Time-Off Program
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