Opportunity For Medical Coder - Surgical Pathology !

INFINX; Navi Mumbai, Mumbai, Bengaluru; On-site; INR 300,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

INFINX is seeking a Medical Coder to review patient records and assign CPT, ICD-9-CM & HCPCS codes for billing purposes. You will code diagnoses and procedures with accuracy, ensuring proper reimbursement across Medicare/Medicaid and other payers.

Strong communication and independent multitasking are essential. Ideal candidates have 1–3 years of coding experience, a bachelor's degree or equivalent, and proficiency in medical terminology and coding guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent preferred.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and multitask.

Responsibilities

• Determine provider and key information in system; apply payer-specific coding requirements.
• Ensure batch chart counts match client submissions.
• Maintain daily and monthly MIS reports.
• Quality-check coding performed by associates.
• Track errors and calculate accuracy of associates.
• Undertake denial follow-up and appeals as needed.
• Conduct specialty training for experienced coders.

Skills

Claims management

Productivity

Attention to detail

Communication

MS Office

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree

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.
• g. Conducting Specialty training for experienced coders.