Coder 2

Fairview Health Services; Saint Paul (MN); Remote; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision plans

Life insurance

Disability insurance

PTO and Sick Time

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plan

Early wage access

Job summary

Fairview Health Services is seeking a PB Coder 2 to join our team in a role that supports a home-based setting while maintaining close collaboration with the coding team.

The Coder 2 analyzes clinical documentation, assigns codes, abstracts data, and uses ICD-10-CM, CPT-4, and HCPCS to ensure accurate reimbursement. Responsibilities include resolving edits, coding quality, and provider education as needed.

Qualifications

• Certificate program in Coding or A.A./A.S. in HIM with 1–3 years healthcare experience.
• 1 year of coding experience.
• Basic knowledge of Windows-based software; Epic and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintains knowledge of laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards.
• Assigns ICD-10, CPT-4, and HCPCS codes per official guidelines.
• Extracts required information from EMR and enters data into systems.
• Resolve questions about diagnosis or codes through research and communication.
• Meet productivity and quality standards and complete projects as assigned.
• Support payer and regulatory reporting requirements.

Skills

Healthcare coding

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

Certificate in Coding

A.A./A.S. in HIM

RHIA/RHIT/CCS/CPC/CPCS-P/CPC-H/CAC/COC

Tools

Epic

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Job Overview

Fairview is looking to hire a PB Coder 2 to join our team. This position offers the flexibility to perform work from a home-based setting while staying closely connected and collaborating with the coding team.

The Coder 2 analyzes clinical documentation; assign appropriate diagnosis, procedure, and levels of service codes; abstract the codes and other clinical data. Performs a variety of technical functions within the Outpatient coding area, codes outpatient visits, sent-in-labs, consolidated funding accounts, utilizing ICD-10-CM, CPT-4, and HCPCs Coding Classification systems. Utilizes an electronic coding software to code to the highest level of specificity, ensuring optimal and appropriate reimbursement for the services provided. Responsibility includes resolving medical necessity edits and extracting and entering data into the medical record. This information is then used to determine reimbursement levels, assess quality of care, study patterns of illness and injuries, compare healthcare data between facilities and between physicians, and meet regulatory and payer reporting requirements. Coder 2's also resolves clinical documentation and charge capture discrepancies and provides feedback to providers on the quality of their documentation and charging.

Responsibilities

• Maintains knowledge of, and complies with, all relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards.
• Actively participates in creating and implementing improvements.
• Assigns ICD-10, CPT-4, and HCPCs codes to all diagnoses, treatments, and procedures, according to official coding guidelines.
• Knowledge of relationship of disease management, medications and ancillary test results on diagnoses assigned.
• Extracts required information from electronic medical record and enters encoder and abstracting system.
• Follows-up on unabstracted accounts to assure timely billing and reimbursement.
• Resolves any questions concerning diagnosis, procedures, clinical content of the chart or code selection through research and communication. May query physicians on documentation according to established procedures and guidelines.
• Meets departmental productivity and quality standards
• Complete projects as assigned.
• Timely and accurate work
• Contributes to the process or enablement of collecting expected payment
• Understands and adheres to Revenue Cycle’s Escalation Policy.

Required Qualifications

• Certificate program in Coding orA.A./A.S. in HIM orCertificate with 1-3 years of healthcare experience (MA, HUC, Revenue Cycle)
• 1 year of coding experience
• Basic knowledge of Windows-based computer software. Epic and Microsoft Teams.
• Registered Health Info Admin (RHIA) orRegistered Health Info Tech (RHIT) orCertified Coding Specialist (CCS) orProfessional Coder Cert (CPC) orCertified Coding Specialist – Professional (CCS-P) orProfessional Coder- Hospital (CPC-H) orCertified Outpatient Coding (COC) orAAPC specialty certifications

Preferred Qualifications

• B.S./B.A. in HIM
• 2 years of coding experience

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link foradditional information: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract

• medical
• dental
• vision plans
• life insurance
• short-term and long-term disability insurance
• PTO and Sick and Safe Time
• tuition reimbursement
• retirement
• early access to earned wages
• and more!

Compensation Disclaimer

An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status