Anesthesia Medical Coder (ICD-10/HCPCS)

01 ETCH East Tennessee Children's Hospital Association, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital seeks a skilled Medical Coder to assign diagnostic codes to patient records, ensuring accuracy for inpatient and observation accounts. The role uses ICD-10-CM and HCPCS coding systems and supports timely data abstraction for professional components.

Required education includes an associate degree with at least 3 years of coding experience; RHIA/RHIT/CCS/CPC are preferred licenses.

Qualifications

• Minimum education: Associates required.
• Degree in Health Information Management or related field.
• Minimum work experience: 3 years of professional coding experience.

Responsibilities

• Assigns diagnostic codes to medical record information.
• Codes professional component on inpatient and observation accounts using ICD-10-CM and HCPCS.
• Ensures timely and accurate coding and abstraction of professional component.

Skills

Medical terminology

Anatomy & physiology

ICD-9-CM & CPT-4

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Computer proficiency

Problem solving

Reference materials

Education

Associate degree

Health Information Management degree or related field

Job description

Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital seeks a skilled Medical Coder to assign diagnostic codes to patient records, ensuring accuracy for inpatient and observation accounts. The role uses ICD-10-CM and HCPCS coding systems and supports timely data abstraction for professional components.

Required education includes an associate degree with at least 3 years of coding experience; RHIA/RHIT/CCS/CPC are preferred licenses.