Medical Coder

DaMar Staffing; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Fully Paid Life Insurance

Fully Paid Short- & Long-Term Disable

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Professional Development and Tuition

401(k) Program with Employer Match

Job summary

Signature Performance seeks a Medical Coding Specialist to assign ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT and HCPCS codes from medical records, ensuring accurate documentation and coding compliance. You will review discharge summaries, progress notes, labs and operative records to assign diagnoses and procedures and determine appropriate reimbursement.

Experience with professional fee coding and EHR systems is required, with AHIMA or AAPC credentials strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of Medical Coding experience.
• Experience with Professional Fee Coding.
• Experience with EHR systems.
• Certifications from AHIMA or AAPC are required or preferred: RHIT, RHIA, CCA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC.

Responsibilities

• Assign principal and secondary diagnoses and procedures by reviewing documentation.
• Review records to determine diagnoses and procedures and assign codes.
• Assigns and ensures correct code selection following Official Coding Guidelines.
• Ensure diagnoses/procedures are sequenced to determine DRG/APC for reimbursement.
• Review coding for accuracy and completeness prior to submission.
• Abstract data from medical records and correct errors in the system.
• Identify incomplete or conflicting documentation and formulate physician queries.

Skills

Medical Coding

Professional Fee Coding

EHR Systems

Education

RHIT

RHIA

CCA

CCS

CCS-P

CPC

Job description

Medical Coding Specialist

You are a person who is passionate about accurate Evaluation and Management (E&M) ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, current procedural terminology (CPT) and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes, modifiers and quantities derived from medical record documentation (paper or electronic) for encounters dependent upon record type.

Tell us about your experience with Medical Coding.

Are you a team player and a self-motivator?

What is your experience with conducting business in a way that is credit to a company?

We are counting on you to manage multiple projects using your problem-solving skills.

We are looking for someone UNCOMMON. What is uncommon about you?

Are you highly committed? Are you team-oriented? Do you value professionalism, trust, honesty, and integrity? If so, we cannot wait to meet you.

About The Position

• Assign the principal and secondary diagnoses and procedures by thoroughly reviewing all documentation in the medical record utilizing knowledge of anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, and pathology.
• Review the discharge summary, history and physical, physician progress notes, consultation reports, radiology, laboratory, pathology, operative records, emergency room record to accurately assign diagnosis and/or procedure. Determine diagnoses that were treated, monitored, and evaluated and procedures done during the episode of care and assign appropriate codes.
• Assigns and ensures correct code selection following Official Coding Guidelines and compliance with federal and insurance regulations.
• Ensure the diagnoses and procedures are sequenced in order of their clinical significance to accurately assign the appropriate DRG, APC or payment tier under the Prospective Payment system to guarantee accurate reimbursement.
• Review coding for accuracy and completeness prior to submission to billing.
• Abstract required medical and demographic information from the medical record and enter the data into the system to ensure accuracy of the database. Responsible for correcting any data found to be in error after reviewing the medical record and comparing with system entries.
• Ensures all required component parts of the medical record that pertain to coding are present, accurate and comply with CMS, JCAHO, and client requirements. Identify incomplete or conflicting documentation in the medical record and formulate a physician query to obtain missing documentation and/or clarification to accurately complete the coding process. Utilize computer applications and resources essential to completing the coding process efficiently.
• Meets coding quality and quantity expectations

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years of Medical Coding experience required
• Experience with Professional Fee Coding
• Experience with EHR systems
• Education, Experience & Certification Requirements vary based on coding assigned. Accepted certifications from American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) or American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) include:
  • Registered Health Information Management Technician (RHIT)
  • Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
  • Certified Coding Associate (CCA)
  • Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)
  • Certified Coding Specialist- Physician-Based (CCS-P)
  • Certified Professional Coder (CPC)

About Us

You are uncommon. We are, too. We are looking for people to help us in our mission of working hard at lowering healthcare administrative costs for federal government agencies, payers, and providers. At Signature, our mission is to improve the health of our clients' business and make the lives of the people we work with better. As we continue to experience exponential growth, we are looking for uncommon individuals to enhance our vision. We will continue to accomplish our mission by leading with our values of Passion, Courage, Integrity, and Respect in all interactions, making us a consistent annual Best Places to Work organization. We need uncommon leaders with uncommon qualities to shape our uncommon culture and achieve our uncommon mission.

About the Benefits

When you are a member of Signature Performance, you are a part of a solutions-based organization where the values of passion, integrity, courage, and respect are the driving forces behind all our decision-making. We trust you to do important work and bring the best version of yourself to work every day, so we want to help you achieve a work-life balance while consistently challenging yourself. Signature believes in fully developing each one of our Associates. Our performance-driven philosophy boasts competitive pay and additional position specific incentives, where world-class training and development, resources, and events drive our award-winning culture where everyone thrives.

• Health Insurance
• Fully Paid Life Insurance
• Fully Paid Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Professional Development and Tuition Assistance Program
• 401(k) Program with Employer Match

U.S. Citizenship or naturalized citizenship required for this position.

All work on all position at Signature Performance must be completed in the continental United States, Alaska, or Hawaii.