Coder IV Outpatient

Saint Luke's Health System; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Luke’s Health System in Kansas City seeks a skilled medical coder specializing in Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology (CVIR). Expert in ICD-10-CM and CPT-4, with 3–5 years of acute care hospital coding experience.

This role emphasizes accuracy in diagnosing and coding CVIR procedures and collaborating with HIM, clinical staff, and management. The position requires focus on minimizing coding and billing errors, maintaining productivity standards, and keeping current with coding

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of applicable experience.
• Expert knowledge of medical and clinical terminology and disease processes related to CVIR.
• Experience in coding for an acute care hospital with CVIR procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assign accurate diagnosis and procedure codes.
• Reconcile charges and coding discrepancies between HIM and clinical departments.
• Communicate with peers, auditing staff, management and physicians verbally or written.
• Stay current with ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 guidelines.

Skills

Medical coding knowledge

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Tools

ICD-10-CM

CPT-4

Job description

Job Description

A skilled level position with expert knowledge of medical and clinical terminology and disease processes as it relates to Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology. Utilizes appropriate coding conventions to assign accurate diagnosis and procedure codes. Experience in coding for an acute care hospital setting with highly complex and specialized CVIR procedures such as - Diagnostic angiography, percutaneous vascular interventions, non-vascular interventions, diagnostic cardiac catheterization, basic coronary arterial interventions, pacemakers, etc. Strong attention to detail to reduce coding and billing errors by way of reconciling charges and coding discrepancies between HIM and clinical departments. Can effectively problem solve and communicate with peers, auditing staff, management and physicians verbally or written. Stays current with ICD-10 CM and CPT-4 coding guidelines and maintains continuing education hours. Must maintain minimum quality and productivity standards. Surgical coding experience would be a plus!

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience: 3-5 years

Job Details

Full Time Day (United States of America) Saint Luke’s Health System includes 18 hospitals and campuses across the Kansas City region, home care and hospice, behavioral health care, dozens of physician practices, a life care senior living community, and more. Find out more about what Saint Luke’s offers: http://www.saintlukeskc.org/about-saint-lukes