Neurosurgery Clinical Coder III: Expert Surgical Coding

University Of Florida; Gainesville (FL); Hybrid; USD 72,781,000 - 81,320,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Florida in Gainesville seeks an experienced Clinical Coder III to perform highly specialized diagnosis and procedural coding for operative procedures and inpatient consulting services across the Neurological Surgery department.

Ideal candidates have strong knowledge of anatomy, surgical terminology, and ICD-10/CPT coding and experience with Epic for billing and denials management.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent and five years of professional medical coding experience.
• Certified CPC/AAPC or CCS-P required.
• Knowledge of anatomy and surgical coding terminology.

Responsibilities

• Code diagnoses and procedures for all operative cases and inpatient consulting services.
• Review operative reports and progress notes to determine billable services.
• Provide guidance to attending surgeons, fellows and residents on coding issues.
• Ensure charges and TES edits are entered correctly in the Epic system.

Skills

Surgical coding

Medical terminology

ICD-10/CPT coding

Billing knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

CPC/AAPC or CCS-P certification

Tools

Excel

Epic

Job description

The University of Florida in Gainesville seeks an experienced Clinical Coder III to perform highly specialized diagnosis and procedural coding for operative procedures and inpatient consulting services across the Neurological Surgery department.

Ideal candidates have strong knowledge of anatomy, surgical terminology, and ICD-10/CPT coding and experience with Epic for billing and denials management.