Hospital Physician Coder – Emergency Department

St. Luke's University Health Network; New York (NY); Remote; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network seeks a Physician Coder to accurately code and abstract physician services in the hospital setting, ensuring data quality and compliance with CMS guidelines.

The role involves data entry into specialty databases, collaboration with Medical Records, Finance, and Physician Billing, and delivering educational sessions on coding compliance. Ideal candidates hold RHIA/RHIT/CPC/CCS-P/CCS credentials, with 1–3 years CPT/HCPCS coding experience; knowledge of

Qualifications

• Required: working knowledge of ICD-9, ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS coding.
• Codes and abstracts physician services using ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT-4, HCPCS II per CMS guidelines.
• Maintain 95% coding accuracy as per quality reviews.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of coding guidelines for hospital services.

Responsibilities

• Codes and abstracts professional fee hospital services for SLPG physicians from medical records using ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT-4, HCPCS II and CMS guidelines.
• Utilizes 3M Encoder for validation of RVUs and CPT-4 unbundling.
• Maintain daily productivity as outlined.
• Perform data entry of abstracted physician information into databases.
• Conduct educational sessions for medical staff on coding and documentation compliance.

Skills

CPT/HCPCS coding

Data entry

3M Encoder

Education

RHIA

RHIT

CPC

CCS-P

CCS

Tools

3M Encoder

Job description

St. Luke's University Health Network seeks a Physician Coder to accurately code and abstract physician services in the hospital setting, ensuring data quality and compliance with CMS guidelines.

The role involves data entry into specialty databases, collaboration with Medical Records, Finance, and Physician Billing, and delivering educational sessions on coding compliance. Ideal candidates hold RHIA/RHIT/CPC/CCS-P/CCS credentials, with 1–3 years CPT/HCPCS coding experience; knowledge of