Medical Coding Senior Executive - Dubai

Ascribe Healthcare Solutions; Dubai; On-site; AED 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascribe Healthcare Solutions in Dubai seeks Senior Executive for Medical Coding to review and abstract clinical data, translating into ICD-10-CM, CPT, DRG codes for reimbursement, research, and compliance.

You will collaborate with physicians and clinical teams to ensure precise documentation, timely submission, and adherence to DHA regulations.

Candidates should hold AHIMA/CPC credentials and have 2–3 years UAE coding experience across inpatient and outpatient settings.

Qualifications

• Degree in medical or life sciences.
• CCS (AHIMA) or CPC (AAPC) certification required.
• 2–3 years of coding experience in UAE healthcare.
• Inpatient and outpatient coding experience mandatory.
• Knowledge of DHA rules and DHA claims guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Select principal and secondary diagnoses and services for submission and reimbursement.
• Conduct physician queries to improve diagnostic specificity.
• Maintain quality and productivity targets.
• Reduce claim rejections and ensure payment on first submission.
• Code for preauthorization and respond to payer queries with clinical team.
• Apply medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology knowledge.
• Maintain patient data confidentiality.
• Identify documentation gaps and query for clarification.
• Perform related duties as required.
• Meet department turnaround time and quality targets.
• Adhere to DHA rules and coding guidelines.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Healthcare terminology

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in medical or life sciences

CCS or CPC certification

2-3 years UAE coding experience

Job description

The Senior Executive for Medical Coding will be responsible for reviewing, interpreting and abstracting clinical information from medical records and translate into international code sets by applying coding guidelines for reimbursement, research, and compliance, adhering to established coding principles and protocols.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Ensures appropriate selection of principal diagnosis, qualifying secondary diagnosis, Impacting procedures and other services which are relevant for submission and reimbursement
• Effective physician query process before code assignment to obtain the greatest possible diagnostic specificity and clinical documentation to accurately reflect the patient's condition
• Consistently maintain quality and productivity standards and achieve the productivity target and quality targets
• Ensures to reduce rejections and get the claim paid at the initial submission of claims
• Assign codes for preauthorization process and effective response to payer queries coordinating with the clinical team
• Applying advanced knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology, treatment modalities, diagnostic test, medications.
• Ensure a high level of patient data confidentiality
• Identify documentation deficiencies and query physician for clarification and additional documentation before code assignment
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein
• Ensures that targets are met for department Turnaround time, Quality and Productivity
• Adhere to the DHA Claims and Adjudication rules and coding guidelines

Education, Experience, And Skills Needed

• Education: Degree in any related field with medical/life science background
• CCS (AHIMA) or CPC (AAPC) certification is mandatory
• Minimum of two to three (2-3) years coding experience in any setting i.e., hospital, daycare center, or other related healthcare organizations in UAE is required
• Knowledge of the billing process will be desirable. Both inpatient (IR-DRG) and outpatient coding experience are mandatory.
• Expertise in medical record review to abstract information required to support accurate coding
• Excellent communication skills
• Good understanding of the preauthorization process and payer adjudication guidelines related to DHA
• Expertise in assigning accurate ICD-10-CM, CPT, DRG, HCPCS and other service codes for diagnosis and procedures performed in the IP/OP/ER setting.
• Excellent interpersonal skills while interacting with physicians, nurses and other staffs
• Multispecialty coding experience in surgery, IVR, labs, radiology and HCPCS coding for supplies & consumables
• Aware of current trends related to medical necessity, DRG, and DHA Claims and Adjudication rules and coding guidelines