Coder, ProFee

Ovation Healthcare; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Ovation Healthcare in Mississauga, Ontario, is seeking a skilled Medical Records Coder to assign ICD-10-CM and CPT/HCPCS codes for diverse service accounts, ensuring accurate E/M charges and CPT-4 procedures. You will abstract data for billing and regulatory databases, and verify documentation with providers to maintain compliant coding practices.

The role requires deep knowledge of ICD-10-CM and CPT guidelines, familiarity with hospital information systems, and a commitment to 95% quality

Qualifications

• Thorough working knowledge of ICD-10-CM and CPT coding systems.
• Thorough working knowledge of hospital information systems and encoder.
• Must maintain a 95% quality accuracy rate and productivity standards.
• Must be comfortable working with AR teams to resolve issues.

Responsibilities

• Assigns ICD-10-CM codes, and CPT/HCPCS codes for various specialty service accounts, including but not limited to diagnoses, provider level evaluation & management (E/M) charges, and additional CPT-4 procedures.
• Abstracts key data elements required for billing, regulatory agencies, and other databases.
• Reviews records for clinical pertinence and documentation to support accurate facility and provider-based charges for services performed during the encounter.
• Communicates with providers for clarification of documentation to ensure appropriate assignment of diagnoses, procedures, and/or facility and provider evaluation/management (E/M) levels.
• Reviews and resolves claim edits related to emergency department encounters to ensure compliant billing, including but not limited to medical necessity and NCCI/CCI edits.
• Assists with resolution of simple visit coding errors related to other outpatient visits as needed.
• Demonstrates courtesy and professionalism through interaction, appearance, attitude, and written and oral communications with visitors, co-workers, physicians, and other hospital personnel as to represent the Medical Records Services as a high-quality service area of the Hospitals.
• Maintains patient confidentiality as required by Hospitals/departmental policy and industry/legal standards.
• Acknowledges and supports Hospitals defined goals and approach to patient care; attends regular training sessions to improve patient and customer communications.

Skills

ICD-10-CM knowledge

CPT/HCPCS coding knowledge

EMR system proficiency

Coding accuracy 95%

Remote work experience

Microsoft Office proficiency

Tools

Encoder

Hospital information system

EMR system

Job description

• Assigns ICD-10-CM codes, and CPT/HCPCS codes for various specialty service accounts, including but not limited to diagnoses, provider level evaluation & management (E/M) charges, and additional CPT-4 procedures.
• Abstracts key data elements required for billing, regulatory agencies, and other databases.
• Reviews records for clinical pertinence and documentation to support accurate facility and provider-based charges for services performed during the encounter.
• Communicates with providers for clarification of documentation to ensure appropriate assignment of diagnoses, procedures, and/or facility and provider evaluation/management (E/M) levels.
• Reviews and resolves claim edits related to emergency department encounters to ensure compliant billing, including but not limited to medical necessity and NCCI/CCI edits.
• Assists with resolution of simple visit coding errors related to other outpatient visits as needed.
• Demonstrates courtesy and professionalism through interaction, appearance, attitude, and written and oral communications with visitors, co-workers, physicians, and other hospital personnel as to represent the Medical Records Services as a high-quality service area of the Hospitals.
• Maintains patient confidentiality as required by Hospitals/departmental policy and industry/legal standards.
• Acknowledges and supports Hospitals defined goals and approach to patient care; attends regular training sessions to improve patient and customer communications.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assigns ICD-10-CM codes, and CPT/HCPCS codes for various specialty service accounts, including but not limited to diagnoses, provider level evaluation & management (E/M) charges, and additional CPT-4 procedures.
• Abstracts key data elements required for billing, regulatory agencies, and other databases.
• Reviews records for clinical pertinence and documentation to support accurate facility and provider-based charges for services performed during the encounter.
• Communicates with providers for clarification of documentation to ensure appropriate assignment of diagnoses, procedures, and/or facility and provider evaluation/management (E/M) levels.
• Reviews and resolves claim edits related to emergency department encounters to ensure compliant billing, including but not limited to medical necessity and NCCI/CCI edits.
• Assists with resolution of simple visit coding errors related to other outpatient visits as needed.
• Demonstrates courtesy and professionalism through interaction, appearance, attitude, and written and oral communications with visitors, co-workers, physicians, and other hospital personnel as to represent the Medical Records Services as a high-quality service area of the Hospitals.
• Maintains patient confidentiality as required by Hospitals/departmental policy and industry/legal standards.
• Acknowledges and supports Hospitals defined goals and approach to patient care; attends regular training sessions to improve patient and customer communications.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Skill in prioritizing and performing a variety of duties within a system that has frequently changing assignments, priorities, and deadlines.
• Ability to impart knowledge of procedures and techniques.
• Thorough working knowledge of ICD-10-CM and CPT coding systems, and federal/state regulations regarding reimbursement.
• Thorough working knowledge of the hospital information system, electronic medical record systems, and encoder.
• Working knowledge of standards for chart completion.
• Maintains Continuing Education credits in accordance with the American Health Information Management Association's and/or American Academy of Professional Coders’ requirements based upon certification(s).
• Performs qualitative analysis of records in accordance with regulatory standards and coding requirements using CPT/HCPCS and ICD-10-CM guidelines.
• Working knowledge of medical-legal rules and regulations that govern the confidentiality and release of medical information with the ability to interpret and implement the standards.
• Must maintain total confidentiality of all patient records.
• Must be comfortable working with AR teams to resolve issues.
• Must be able to pass a coding assessment.
• Must be proficient inMicrosoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, and Teams.
• Ability to multi-task and have excellent communication skills.
• Must meet and maintain a 95% quality accuracy rate and productivity standards.
• Must have experience working in a remote environment.