Acute Care Coder: ICD-10-CM/PCS & CPT-4 Expert

Jobtailor; New Jersey; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a skilled medical coder in New Jersey to review and code patient records for both inpatients and outpatients, ensuring accurate ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT-4 coding. Responsibilities include verification of CPT-4 codes, DRGs, and APCs to support proper billing and patient care documentation.

The ideal candidate has 1-3 years of acute care coding experience, strong knowledge of anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, and pathology understanding, and holds an Associate degree in

Qualifications

• 1-3 years acute care coding experience.
• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
• Medical terminology proficiency.
• Pathology of disease understanding.
• Experience with ICD-10-CM coding.
• Experience with ICD-10-PCS coding.
• Experience with CPT-4 coding.

Responsibilities

• Review and code patient records for both inpatients and outpatients.
• Assign appropriate ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes.
• Verify CPT-4 codes, DRGs, and APCs.

Skills

Acute care coding

Anatomy & physiology

Medical terminology

Pathology understanding

ICD-10-CM

ICD-10-PCS

CPT-4

Education

Associate degree in Health Information Technology

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a skilled medical coder in New Jersey to review and code patient records for both inpatients and outpatients, ensuring accurate ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT-4 coding. Responsibilities include verification of CPT-4 codes, DRGs, and APCs to support proper billing and patient care documentation.

The ideal candidate has 1-3 years of acute care coding experience, strong knowledge of anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, and pathology understanding, and holds an Associate degree in