Remote ICD-10-CM/CPT Medical Coder

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

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