Medical Group Coder I — Revenue Cycle & Coding Specialist

Mohawk Valley Health System; City of Utica (NY); On-site; USD 31,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Mohawk Valley Health System in Utica, NY is seeking a Medical Group Coder who will improve documentation, data quality and revenue cycle operations. The coder reviews medical records to accurately assign HCPCS and ICD-10-CM codes for professional services across outpatient and inpatient settings.

Under supervision, you will assign codes, modifiers, and diagnoses, query providers for clarification, and educate staff on documentation improvements.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of EMR, coding resources, Microsoft Office.
• Minimum completed professional coding coursework.
• 2 years hospital-based professional coding experience.

Responsibilities

• Assign HCPCS (HCPCS, CPT, CPTII, CPTIII) service codes based on review of medical records.
• Assign applicable modifiers and review medical necessity, CCI and coding edits.
• Assign ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes based on guidelines.

Skills

EMR knowledge

Microsoft Office

Email systems

Coding resources

Education

Professional coding coursework

2 years hospital coding experience

Tools

Epic

3M ICD-10-CM & CPT software

Vitalware

Job description

Mohawk Valley Health System in Utica, NY is seeking a Medical Group Coder who will improve documentation, data quality and revenue cycle operations. The coder reviews medical records to accurately assign HCPCS and ICD-10-CM codes for professional services across outpatient and inpatient settings.

Under supervision, you will assign codes, modifiers, and diagnoses, query providers for clarification, and educate staff on documentation improvements.