Clinical Coder & Coding Educator — ICD-10/CPT Expert

Think-Whole-Person-Healthcare; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Think Aksarben is hiring a Clinical Coder to ensure accurate patient record coding and timely completion of billing submissions. You will educate providers on documentation and stay current with ICD-10, CPT codes, and regulatory changes while serving as a key liaison for coding matters.

The role requires an Associate’s Degree in Medical Coding, CPC certification, and 2+ years of coding experience in a primary care setting; CRC and coding audits experience are a plus.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Coding or equivalent required.
• CPC certification through AAPC required.
• 2+ years of coding experience in a primary care setting preferred.
• CRC certification and prior medical coding audit experience preferred.
• Local involvement in AAPC preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform coding activities to assure accurate completion of coding for all patient records including review of each charge submission for accuracy, addition of appropriate modifiers, scrubbing of claims, preparation for insurance submission, and closing of clean batches.
• Analyze medical records for complete documentation and directly communicate with providers for clarification on any documentation that is incomplete or inaccurate.
• Remain current on all coding related regulations, standards, guidelines, industry trends, and Medicare announcements.
• Educate physicians, clinicians, and other healthcare staff on changes to coding policies, standards, regulations and advocate for proper documentation practices.
• Investigate and problem solve all contractual obligation (CO) denials received from the billing staff on charges reviewed and coded. Inform billing staff of the proper correction needed to reprocess the denied claims.
• Investigate and resolve all patient requests relating to the billing and coding of patient visits and subsequent bill received.
• Improve patient experience by being inquisitive, responsive, innovative, and flexible.

Skills

Medical terminology

ICD-10/CPT coding

EM coding

Regulatory compliance

EHR software

MS Office

Professional communication

Team player

Flexibility

Education

AAPC CPC certification

Associate’s Degree in Medical Coding

CRC certification

Tools

Electronic Health Records (EHR) software

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Outlook

Job description

Think Aksarben is hiring a Clinical Coder to ensure accurate patient record coding and timely completion of billing submissions. You will educate providers on documentation and stay current with ICD-10, CPT codes, and regulatory changes while serving as a key liaison for coding matters.

The role requires an Associate’s Degree in Medical Coding, CPC certification, and 2+ years of coding experience in a primary care setting; CRC and coding audits experience are a plus.