Professional Fee Coder (Radiology exp preferred)

St. Luke's University Health Network; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke’s University Health Network is seeking a Physician Coder to code and abstract physician services in the hospital setting, ensuring data quality and collaborating with Medical Records, Finance, and Physician Billing to maintain accurate information flow. Qualified candidates will have RHIA/RHIT or CPC/CCS-P credentials, and working knowledge of ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT and HCPCS, with 1–3 years CPT/HCPCS coding experience.

Training with the 3M Encoder is preferred. St.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Codes and abstracts physician services in hospital inpatient and related settings.
• Maintains data quality through regular reviews and accurate data entry.
• Collaborates with Medical Records, Finance and Physician Billing to ensure information flow.

Skills

Medical coding

Data entry

Communication

Education

RHIA

RHIT

CPC

CCS-P

Tools

3M Encoder

Job description

St. Luke’s is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke’s are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay for health care.

The Physician Coder codes and abstracts physician services performed in the hospital setting according to AHA, AMA, guidelines and CMS directives. Must assure data quality through quarterly reviews. Performs data entry of physician services statistics into specialty-specific databases. Works with Medical Records, Finance, and Physician Billing to ensure appropriate flow of information.

JOB DUTIES AND 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.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS

Sitting for up to seven hours per day, three- four at a time. Frequently uses fingers for typing, data entry, etc. Frequent use of hands. Use of upper extremities to rarely lift up to ten pounds. Rarely stoops, bends, or reaches above shoulder level. Hearing as it relates to normal conversation. Seeing as it relates to general vision, near vision, peripheral vision and visual monotony.

EDUCATION

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

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Minimum 1-3 years experience in CPT/HCPCS physician procedural coding. Previous experience with computerized patient record and coding system preferred.

St. Luke’s University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.