Remote Cardiology Coder – ICD-10/CPT Expert

DaMar Staffing; Lancaster (Lancaster County); Remote; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn Medicine is hiring an experienced Clinical Coder to join our Cardiology team. This remote role requires adherence to coding guidelines to ensure appropriate reimbursement and accuracy for clinical care analysis. Onsite meetings are required once a month.

The position strongly prefers CathLab and EP coding experience, with responsibility for inpatient and outpatient ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT coding, DRG determination, and data quality support.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Formal education in ICD-10-CM PCS and CPT-4 coding, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology.
• Certification as CCS or CCS-P or CPC or CPC-Hospital Outpatient; certification within 3 years if not certified.
• Experience in ICD-10-CM PCS coding and MS-DRG assignment; CPT-4 coding experience.
• Some experience with encoding software.

Responsibilities

• Codes and abstracts information from inpatient and outpatient records following official coding guidelines.
• Assigns ICD-10-CM diagnostic and CPT procedure codes with appropriate present on admission indicators.
• Determines MS-DRG based on diagnoses and procedures.
• Applies drug administration charges to outpatient accounts and observation hour charges to observation accounts.
• Reviews modifiers to NCCI and OCE edits.
• abstracts required clinical and demographic data from records; participates in data quality peer review.
• Assists Patient Financial Services and physician offices with coding-related issues.
• Completes a productivity record monthly.

Job description

Penn Medicine is hiring an experienced Clinical Coder to join our Cardiology team. This remote role requires adherence to coding guidelines to ensure appropriate reimbursement and accuracy for clinical care analysis. Onsite meetings are required once a month.

The position strongly prefers CathLab and EP coding experience, with responsibility for inpatient and outpatient ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT coding, DRG determination, and data quality support.