Specialty Coder - Hospital
Overview:
Responsible for primary diagnosis and complex procedural coding for designated hospital service lines.
The Specialty Coder focuses work efforts on review of detailed physician documentation within the medical record and accurate ICD-10 and/or CPT code assignments.
Primary coding responsibility is Inpatient or Outpatient accounts identified as high priority accounts.
Types of accounts may include Cardiovascular, Transplant, Invasive GI, Orthopedic Spinal, and Interventional Radiology- Vascular and Cardiology.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for primary diagnosis and complex procedural coding for designated hospital service lines.
The Specialty Coder focuses work efforts on review of detailed physician documentation within the medical record and accurate ICD-10 and/or CPT code assignments.
Primary coding responsibility is Inpatient or Outpatient accounts identified as high priority accounts.
Types of accounts may include Cardiovascular, Transplant, Invasive GI, Orthopedic Spinal, and Interventional Radiology- Vascular and Cardiology.
Qualifications:
Education
- H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) Required
- Coding Certificate program (AHIMA accredited) Preferred
- 3 years of coding experience for Inpatient or Interventional Radiology specialties Required
- Experience in coding at a multi-facility organization and remote coding experience is Preferred
- None Required
- One or more certifications - RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCA, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-A, CPC-H Required
- Specialized Interventional Radiology certification Preferred