Professional Fee Coder: Precision in Physician Coding

sluhn; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network seeks a professional medical coder to accurately code and abstract hospital services for physicians, ensuring compliance with ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT-4, HCPCS II, and CMS guidelines. The role includes data entry and ongoing education for staff.

You will maintain a 95% coding accuracy rate, manage daily productivity, and stay current with all coding guidelines across inpatient, observation, consult, surgical, and E&M services.

Qualifications

• RHIA/RHIT/CPC/CCS-P credentials are required.
• 1–3 years of CPT/HCPCS physician coding experience.
• Working knowledge of ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS systems.

Responsibilities

• Code and abstract professional fee hospital services for SLPG physicians per guidelines.
• Maintain a 95% coding accuracy rate via quality reviews.
• Maintain productivity as outlined in department expectations.
• Stay current with coding guidelines for hospital inpatient, observation, and E&M services.
• Enter abstracted physician information into databases.
• Conduct educational sessions to medical staff on coding and documentation compliance.

Skills

CPT/HCPCS coding

Data entry

Medical coding accuracy

Education

RHIA, RHIT, CPC, OR CCS-P

Tools

3M Encoder

Job description

St. Luke's University Health Network seeks a professional medical coder to accurately code and abstract hospital services for physicians, ensuring compliance with ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT-4, HCPCS II, and CMS guidelines. The role includes data entry and ongoing education for staff.

You will maintain a 95% coding accuracy rate, manage daily productivity, and stay current with all coding guidelines across inpatient, observation, consult, surgical, and E&M services.