Coder I, Full Time, First Shift, Oral Surgery Revenue Cycle

Job description

Coder I, Full Time, First Shift UC Health is hiring a Full-Time Coder I for the Oral Surgery department for first shift. The Coder I uses established policies and procedures; the Non-certified Coder translates narrative descriptions of diseases, injuries, and medical procedures into numeric or alphanumeric codes needed for billing. The Non-certified Coder may code all types of inpatient, observation and outpatient cases (to include clinics, ancillary services, and ambulatory surgery, series, and emergency room cases) and may be called upon to code highly complex inpatient records (to include trauma, burns, open heart and transplant cases) based on experience and skill set. Coding quality: Reviews inpatients, ambulatory, observation, emergency and outpatient accounts to assign accurate ICD-10 and/or CPT codes and DRG’s. - Interprets health record content to ensure that all diagnoses and procedures coded are supported by physician documentation. - Maintains an acceptable coding accuracy rating on records assigned. - Queries physicians when necessary to ensure documentation supports the codes assigned. Coding productivity: - Performs coding on medical records in an efficient manner me...