Coder II

American Oncology Management Company; Fort Myers (FL); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

American Oncology Management Company Remote position seeks an experienced medical coder to ensure accuracy of surgical and hospital claims across EMR platforms, including Centricity. You will code procedures and diagnoses, verify documentation, and manage billable charges with attention to oncology coding specifics.

The role requires five years of coding experience, CPC/ROCC preferred, with strong communication skills and knowledge of CPT/ICD guidelines.

Qualifications

• Requires five or more years of medical coding experience, preferably in oncology.
• Experience with ICD-10 coding and Oncology CPT coding.
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities are essential.
• Familiar with documentation standards and dictation review.
• Proficient in operative report extraction and coding guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Process surgical and hospital claims in EMR and Centricity for accuracy and compliance.
• Ensure all required documentation is on file for review.
• Code charts daily for procedures and diagnoses.
• Enter all billable charges into the billing system.
• Collaborate with sites to obtain necessary documentation and escalate issues to management.

Skills

Medical coding experience

ICD & Oncology CPT coding

Communication skills

Documentation

Operative report extraction

Coding guideline knowledge

Education

High school diploma or GED

AAPC CPC or ROCC certification

Tools

Centricity EMR

Oncology EMR

Job description

Location: Remote Position

Hiring Range: $20.60 - $32.41

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for ensuring all surgical and hospital claims processed through EMR and Centricity are correct and compliant. Ensure proper documentation is on file. Ensure all physicians in assigned area of responsibility are complaint with dictations, and documentation with patient's treatment. To ensure all assigned charts are coded and billed out daily. Assigns medical codes for general surgery procedures for medical records and billing purposes. As part of your duties, you look at medical records and information and assign codes for each procedure and diagnosis for each patient. Ensure that all billable charges are entered into billing system. Work with site to ensure that all required documentation is obtained for review process. Escalate any trend and documentation issues to manager for discussion.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• A minimum of five (3) years of medical coding experience preferred.
• Two (2) years of ICD & Oncology CPT Coding in designated area of expertise/oncology is preferred.
• Experience with working in a healthcare field and in a clinical setting or business office.
• Excellent verbal and communications skills are essential.
• Procedure entry with experience in operative report extraction and coding guidelines are preferred.
• Education to stay current with all CPT and ICD9/ ICD10 yearly updates is required.
• AAPC Coding Certification (CPC or ROCC coding certification) including in the designated area of oncology coding is strongly preferred.
• Individuals who do not hold this certification must obtain within two (1) year of being assigned to this position.
• Centricity experience preferred. Experience in designated oncology EMR is preferred.

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