You’ll need
Certifications
✓(RHIA) REGD HEALTH INFO ADMINIST or
✓(RHIT) REGD HEALTH INFO TECHNOLO or
✓(CCS) CERT CODING SPECIALIST or
✓(COC) Certified Outpatient Coding or
✓(CPC) CERT PROFESSIONAL CODER or
✓AAPC Certified Professional Coder-Hospital (CPC-H) or
✓(CIRCC) Cert Inter Rad Cardio Coder
Education
✓High School Diploma or equivalent.
✓Associate's Degree in Health Information Management and/or closely related field
✓Bachelor's Degree in Health Information Management and/or closely related field
Qualifications
✓3 years of acute hospital based coding experience or
✓An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
✓Experience working in a remote environment preferred; required for PRN Coders.
Benefits
PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copayPaid Time Off, available day oneRetirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
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About the role
Responsible for coding retrospective outpatient accounts using ICD-10 CM and CPT, in compliance with the Official Coding Guidelines and conventions.
What you’ll do
Responsible for coding retrospectiveResponsible for coding retrospective outpatient accounts using ICD-10 CM and CPT, in compliance with the Official Coding Guidelines and conventions
Accurately identifies most appropriateAccurately identifies most appropriate Reason for Visit, First Listed (Primary) Diagnosis, Procedure(s), Modifiers, and all secondary diagnoses to accurately support medical necessity (LCD/NCD edits) and CCI edits
Accurately abstracts required dataAccurately abstracts required data elements including, discharge disposition, discharge destination, procedure dates and physician(s), Occurrence Codes, and other designated data
May be assigned toMay be assigned to review accounts in the denials work queues and make recommendations to the Coding Manager