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INFINX; Navi Mumbai; On-site; INR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

INFINX is seeking a medical coding professional to review patient records and assign codes for diagnoses and procedures to enable insurance billing.

You will code using CPT, ICD-9-CM, HCPCS, align diagnostic codes with procedures, and ensure accurate documentation for proper reimbursement; experience in coding and strong terminology knowledge preferred.

Qualifications

• Proficient in medical coding and billing concepts.
• Experience in coding and healthcare documentation.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Determining the provider and keying the information into the system.
• Ensure number of charts in batch equals total received from clients.
• Maintenance of daily and monthly MIS.
• Quality checking of the coding of the documents done by the associates.
• Keeping track of the errors and calculating accuracies of the associates.
• Undertakes denial follow-up and appeals work wherever required.
• Conducting Specialty training for experienced coders.

Skills

Claims management

Customer service

High productivity

Accuracy

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Skills:

A successful candidate must have proficient knowledge/capabilities in the following areas:

1. Claims management and/or customer service experience desired.

2. Bachelors degree desired, or any equivalent combination of education and experience.

3. Ability to perform at a high level of productivity and quality.

4. Capacity to maintain a high level of accuracy.

5. Excellent written and oral communication skills required to represent Infinx Clients.

6. Computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite.

7. Skills to work independently and be resourceful with the ability to multitask.

Experience

1- 3 years experience in Coding.

Job Description

As a medical coding, you will review patient medical records and assign codes to diagnoses and procedures performed so the facility can bill insurance and other third-party payers (such as Medicare or Medicaid) as well as the patient.

Coding medical charts with through the understanding of medical terminology, AMA guidelines, anatomy, physiology and procedures and assigning the appropriate CPT, ICD- 9 CM & HCPCS and special access codes based on medical documentation. Associate the diagnosis codes to the appropriate procedure codes (CPT) and sequence the codes in such a way as to insure proper reimbursement.

Job Responsibilities

A successful candidate will perform the following activities:

a. Determining the provider and keying the information into the system and accurately apply, differences in coding requirements for various payers, clients and state programmers.

b. Ensure number of charts in batch equals to total received from clients.

c. Maintenance of daily and monthly M.I.S.

d. Quality checking of the coding of the documents done by the associates.

e. Keeping track of the errors and calculating accuracies of the associates.

f. Undertakes denial follow-up and appeals work wherever required.

Conducting Specialty training for experienced coders.