Coder Technical Charging

10 Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 31,684 - 48,216; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center is seeking a Coder Technical Charging professional in the Medical Record Management department. This full-time role covers 40 hours/week on 1st shift and requires a high school diploma, CPC within 1 year of hire, and graduation from an accredited LPN program.

Responsibilities include assigning charge codes and accurate CPT codes for emergency department visits, coordinating with ED nursing staff, and ensuring compliant documentation to support revenue capture and

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Certified Professional Coder (CPC) within 1 year of hire.
• Graduate of accredited LPN program.

Responsibilities

• Assign charge codes and facility charge category assignment for ED visits timely.
• Contact ED nursing staff to obtain required documentation via personal contact, email, or phone.
• Refer charts to ED Director if questions arise about procedures, codes, or modifiers.
• Develop and maintain metrics to monitor accuracy of charge code assignment and revenue capture.
• Ensure ED CPT codes and facility charges align with documentation and guidelines.
• Ensure CPT charge master codes are assigned per guidelines for optimal reimbursement.
• Enter charges for facility into the electronic system, with timely productivity.
• Review ED CCI and MN edits and determine action within next business day.

Education

High School Diploma

Certified Professional Coder (CPC)

Graduate of Accredited LPN Program

Job description

Coder Technical Charging Job Description

Department: Medical Record Management

Hours: Full time, 40 hours/week

Shift: 1st shift

Required: High School Diploma, CPC within 1 year of hire, Graduate of accredited LPN program

Responsibilities

• Assign charge codes and facility charge category assignment for emergency department visits timely (defined per department standards).
• Contact ED nursing staff in a professional, tactful manner, if required documentation is not available on record, thru personal contact, e-mail, and/or telephone as needed.
• Refers charts to ED Director, if there is a question regarding the procedures, charge codes, modifiers.
• Develop and maintain metrics to monitor accuracy of charge code assignment, improvement of revenue capture,
• Ensure that emergency department charge master assigned CPT codes and supply charges are based on supporting documentation as required by federal, state compliance guidelines.
• Ensure that emergency department CPT charge master codes (hard codes) are assigned within established principles, official guidelines and regulations for coding to provide the optimum reimbursement allowable under the federal and state payment systems.
• Enter charges for facility into the electronic system. Productivity timely (defined per department standards),
• Review emergency department CCI and MN edits and determine appropriate action within next business day

Requirements

• High School (Required)
• Certified Professional Coder (within 1 year of hire) - Sarah Bush Lincoln
• Graduate of Accredited LPN Program - Sarah Bush Lincoln

Compensation

• Pay: Based on experience, starting at $22.72
• Estimated Compensation Range $22.73 - $35.22 Pay based on experience

Company Culture and Benefits

• When you come to work for Sarah Bush Lincoln or Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care, you have our commitment to help make this the best work experience of your life.
• Career development is available through continuing education and on-site training, so come grow with us!
• We are striving to be the employer of choice in the area.
• Employees reap the benefit of our work culture which is steeped in professional and personal development programs.
• We have developed a solid benefit package to help retain our employees, while providing them opportunities to grow their careers.
• We support on-site classroom learning programs and internet courses, and we have a generous tuition reimbursement program-- all designed to help staff achieve their goals.