29546 HIM Inpatient Coder- Hospital

US104 Guidehouse Managed Services LLC; Birmingham (AL); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

Paid Holidays

Discretionary incentive bonus

401(k) Retirement Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Education & Certifications

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking an experienced inpatient facility coder to evaluate and code inpatient accounts across Medicare, Non-Medicare, surgical, medical, cardiac, moms/babies and trauma cases.

The role requires ICD-10-PCS/ICD-10 coding knowledge, adherence to official guidelines, and maintaining 96% accuracy with productivity targets. Salary range: $59,000–$98,000 per year.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of inpatient facility coding experience.
• Must hold RHIA, RHIT, or CCS credential.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Performs quality hospital coding on inpatient accounts including Medicare/Non Medicare, Surgical, Medical, Cardiac, moms/babies, and trauma cases.
• Maintains a working knowledge of ICD-10 PCS, governmental regulations, official coding guidelines, and third-party requirements regarding documentation and billing.
• Assures that all services documented in the patient’s chart are coded with appropriate ICD-10/PCS codes.
• When services/diagnoses are not documented appropriately, seeks to attain proper documentation in a timely manner according to facility standards.
• Achieves and maintains 96% accuracy in coding while maintaining a high level of productivity.
• Maintains average productivity standards: 1 IP chart per hour final coded (subject to client agreements).
• Follows facility policies and procedures.
• Works pending queues daily.
• Follows facility query policy and CDI reconciliation process.
• Charts that require re-bills are corrected and communicated to the facility daily for the re-bill process.
• Coder downtime must be reported to ensure turnaround.
• Provides accurate answers to physicians’/hospitals coding and/or billing questions within eight hours of request.

Education

RHIA, RHIT or CCS credential

Job description

Job Family: General Coding Travel Required: None Clearance Required: None

What You Will Do

• Demonstrates the ability to perform quality hospital coding on Inpatient accounts including Medicare/Non Medicare, Surgical, Medical, Cardiac, moms/babies, and trauma cases
• Maintains a working knowledge of ICD-10 PCS, governmental regulations, official coding guidelines, and third-party requirements regarding documentation and billing
• Assures that all services documented in the patient’s chart are coded with appropriate ICD-10/PCS codes
• When services/diagnoses are not documented appropriately, seeks to attain proper documentation in a timely manner according to facility standards
• Achieves and maintains 96% accuracy in coding while maintaining a high level of productivity
• Ability to maintain average productivity standards as follows: 1 IP charts per hour final coded (these productivity standards are Guidehouse general expectations and are subject to change based upon Guidehouse client agreements and/or other factors as determined by management. Notification of expected productivity will be conveyed by Management prior to assignment of a client project)
• Responsible for following facility specific policies and procedures
• Works pending queues daily
• Follows facility query policy and CDI reconciliation process
• Charts that require re-bills are corrected and communicated to the facility daily for the re-bill process. See re-bill policy in facility guidelines
• Coder downtime must be reported immediately to the administrative staff to ensure turnaround is met
• Provides accurate answers to physician’s/hospitals coding and/or billing questions within eight hours of request

What You Will Need

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Must be hold one of the following credentials: RHIA, RHIT, CCS
• 5+ years of Inpatient Facility coding experience

What Would Be Nice To Have

• Rehab Inpatient Facility coding experience with admissions (IRF/PAI) & discharges is a plus
• Knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology and Medical Terminology
• Associates Degree

The annual salary range for this position is $59,000.00-$98,000.00.

What We Offer

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation. Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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