Anesthesia/Pain Coder Professional Fee

CommonSpirit Health; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking a senior level Anesthesia/Pain Coder with 3+ years of recent experience to review documentation, assign CPT/ASA codes, and ensure compliant billing. The role collaborates with clinic supervisors and the Revenue Management team to resolve coding issues according to payer rules.

Remote work is possible for candidates in allowed states, including CO. The ideal candidate has CPC (AAPC) and CANPC certifications within 1 year of hire, strong EHR proficiency, and

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Associate degree or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of recent experience in anesthesia and pain coding.
• Knowledge of anesthesia coding and elements for anesthesia claims (time units, modifiers).
• Familiar with Medicare billing rules and guidelines; knowledge of NCCI, ICD-10-CM, CPT and modifiers.
• Strong medical terminology, anatomy & physiology knowledge.
• Experience with EHR and healthcare applications required.
• Epic experience required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.
• CPC certification required upon hire (AAPC).
• CANPC certification required within 1 year of hire.

Responsibilities

• Review documentation to assign CPT/ASA codes for anesthesia and pain services.
• Collaborate with clinic supervisors/providers to resolve coding issues per payer rules.
• Work with Revenue Management to address coding concerns and ensure accurate billing.

Skills

Anesthesia coding

Medicare billing knowledge

NCCI, ICD-10-CM, CPT

EHR proficiency

Epic experience

Microsoft Office

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

CPC certification

CANPC certification

Education

High School Diploma/G.E.D.

Associate degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Epic

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.

This is a senior level professional fee coding position with at least three (3) or more years of recent experience in anesthesia and pain coding. Anesthesia/Pain Coder staff key duties include reviewing documentation to assign appropriate CPT/ASA codes using the CPT-4/ASA manual and established criteria. Anesthesia/Pain Coder will work with clinic supervisors and/or providers to resolve coding issues and questions, following applicable payer rules and guidelines. This individual will also work with members of the Revenue Management team to address coding issues and concerns.

Along with CO, KS and NM, this position is open to remote/out of state candidates residing in only these states:

-Alabama-Arizona-Arkansas- Colorado

-Florida- Georgia-Idaho- Indiana

-Iowa- Kansas -Kentucky- Louisiana

-Missouri-Mississippi-Nebraska- New Mexico

-North Carolina-Ohio-Oklahoma- South Carolina

-South Dakota-Tennessee-Texas- Utah

-Virginia-West Virginia-Wyoming

Job Requirements

In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

• High School Diploma/G.E.D. required
• Associate degree or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree, preferred
• A minimum of 3 years of recent experience in anesthesia and pain coding.
  
• Knowledge of anesthesia coding and elements related to anesthesia claims, such as units of time and anesthesia modifiers.
  
• Understand rules and regulations governing Medicare billing of anesthesia and pain services. Knowledge of NCCI, ICD-10-CM, CPT, and modifiers pertaining to anesthesia and pain services.
• Demonstrate knowledge of medical terminology and anatomy and physiology
  
• Experience with the electronic health record (EHR) and health care applications required.
• Epic experience required.
• Demonstrate advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.
• CPC Required upon hire, Source: AAPC
• Certified Anesthesia Pain Management Coder (CANPC) certification required to obtain within 1 year of hire.

Physical Requirement - Sedentary work - prolonged periods of sitting and exert up to 10 lbs. force occasionally

Where You'll Work

We believe in the healing power of humanity and serving the common good through our dedicated work and shared mission to celebrate humankindness.

CommonSpirit Mountain Region’s Corporate Service Center is headquartered in Centennial, CO where our corporate leaders and centralized teams support our hospitals, clinics and people – including marketing, human resources, employee benefits, finance, billing, talent acquisition/development, payor relations, IT, project management, community benefit and more. Many of our centralized teams offer a remote work option which supports a healthy work-life balance while still providing a culture of collaboration and community where incredible people are doing incredible things every day.