PB Coding Coordinator

Intermountain Health; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 43,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Intermountain Health is seeking a senior-level coder to accurately evaluate and resolve coding edits within Epic work queues. You will review documentation and assign CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10 codes and modifiers while complying with billing guidelines and communicating trends to leadership.

This role requires CPC/CCS-P credentials and 5+ years of professional fee coding experience, including specialty-specific E/M coding. A generous benefits package and ongoing education are offered.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of pro fee coding experience with at least three (3) years within assigned specialty service line.
• Preferred seven plus (7+) years of related coding experience.
• Required credential: CPC Certified Professional Coder (CPC) or Certified Coding Specialist Physician (CCS-P).
• Requires E/M coding and experience coding for the assigned specialty service line.

Responsibilities

• Accurately evaluate and resolve coding edits in assigned Charge Review, Claim Edit, and Follow-up work queues in Epic.
• Review medical record documentation and assign appropriate CPT, HCPCS, ICD-10, and modifiers.
• Communicate coding/denial trends and provider education opportunities to coding leadership.
• Promotes mission, vision, and values of Intermountain Health, and abides by service behavior standards.

Skills

CPT, HCPCS, ICD-10 coding

Epic/PB Resolute experience

Microsoft Office suite

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Epic PB Resolute

Job description

Job Description

Accurately evaluate and resolve coding edits in assigned Epic WQs and review documentation and assign appropriate CPT, HCPCS, ICD-10 codes and modifiers as applicable.

Essential Functions

• Effectively navigate Epic EMR, including applicable reports and work queues.
• Accurately evaluate and resolve coding edits in assigned Charge Review, Claim Edit, and Follow-up work queues in Epic.
• Review medical record documentation and assign appropriate CPT, HCPCS, ICD-10, and modifiers.
• Effectively evaluate coding bundling guidelines and modifier usage.
• Understand the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
• Communicate coding/denial trends and provider education opportunities to coding leadership.
• Communicate effectively with providers via Epic in-basket message and email.
• Functionally work within Microsoft Office Suite products & Optum Encoder Pro.
• Provides education/training for medical providers and coders within the department.
• Performs quality assurance audits within specialty team.
• Ensures compliance with coding regulations and guidelines pertaining to specialty area and assists the leadership team in crafting communications, tip sheets and workflows as needed. Monitors and evaluates coding workflows in order to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Utilizes coding knowledge and source-based research to investigate and respond to coding requests related to their specialty area, as needed.
• Promotes mission, vision, and values of Intermountain Health, and abides by service behavior standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

• CPT, HCPCS, ICD-10 coding
• Prior Epic/PB Resolute experience
• Microsoft Office suite

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required
• Minimum of five (5) years of pro fee coding experience with at least three (3) years within assigned specialty service line
• Preferred seven plus (7+) years of related coding experience
• Required credential: CPC Certified Professional Coder (CPC) or Certified Coding Specialist Physician (CCS-P)
• Preferred related specialty coding credential
• Requires E/M (Evaluation & Management) coding and experience coding for the assigned specialty specific service line
• Prefer previous experience using Epic and working work queues

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.

Location

Lake Park Building

Work City

West Valley City

Work State

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$31.01 - $48.84

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

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