Physician Fee Coder — Hospital Services

St. Luke’s University Health Network; Allentown (Lehigh County); Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network seeks a Physician Coder to code and abstract physician services in the hospital setting, ensuring data quality. You will work with Medical Records, Finance, and Physician Billing to guarantee accurate information flow.

Requirements include RHIA/RHIT/CPC/CCS-P credentials with working knowledge of ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT and HCPCS. Prior CPT/HCPCS coding experience and familiarity with hospital coding guidelines are essential.

Qualifications

• RHIA/RHIT/CPC/CCS-P with working knowledge of ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT and HCPCS coding required.

Responsibilities

• Codes and abstracts professional fee hospital services performed by SLPG physicians from medical records according to ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT-4, HCPCS II, and CMS guidelines.
• Utilizes 3M Encoder for validation of RVUs and CPT-4 procedure unbundling.
• Maintains a 95% coding accuracy rate as measured through quality reviews.
• Maintains daily productivity as outlined.
• Responsible for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of coding guidelines as they relate to physician services for hospital inpatient, observation, consultant, surgical, critical care, and E&M services.
• Performs data entry of abstracted physician information into specialty-specific databases.
• Conducts educational sessions to the medical staff for coding and documentation compliance.

Skills

Medical coding

CPT/HCPCS

ICD-9/ICD-10

3M Encoder

Education

RHIA, RHIT, CPC, OR CCS-P

Job description

St. Luke's University Health Network seeks a Physician Coder to code and abstract physician services in the hospital setting, ensuring data quality. You will work with Medical Records, Finance, and Physician Billing to guarantee accurate information flow.

Requirements include RHIA/RHIT/CPC/CCS-P credentials with working knowledge of ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT and HCPCS. Prior CPT/HCPCS coding experience and familiarity with hospital coding guidelines are essential.