Remote Certified Procedural Coder

Remote Jobs; Little Rock (AR); Remote; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Leave

Education discount for staff anddepend

Retirement up to 10% match

Life Insurance up to $50,000

Career Training and Educational Opport

Merchant Discounts

Concierge prescription delivery on the

Campus

Job summary

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is seeking a Certified Procedural Coding Specialist for a remote role in Arkansas. You will read health records to identify diagnoses and procedures for outpatient encounters, applying ICD-10 and CPT coding guidelines.

Required: HS diploma, CPT/ICD-10 knowledge, and one of the certifications (CCA, CCS, CPC, RHIT, RHIA). Preferred: AHM degree and 2 years coding experience. This is a remote position with benefits eligibility.

Qualifications

• High School diploma/GED required.
• Must understand CPT and ICD-10.
• One of the certifications: CCA, CCS, CPC, RHIT, or RHIA.

Responsibilities

• Assesses the adequacy of the health record documentation to ensure it supports all diagnoses and procedures to which codes are assigned;
• Applies knowledge of anatomy and physiology, clinical disease processes, pharmacology, and diagnostic and procedural terminology to assign accurate codes to diagnoses and procedures;
• Maintains understanding of ICD-10 and CPT coding classification systems;
• Reviews and performs data charge entries to both hospital and physician patient accounting systems for the outpatient clinic visit;
• Organizes work to ensure all assigned work queues are reviewed and appropriately prioritized on a daily basis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

CPT knowledge

ICD-10 knowledge

Healthcare coding knowledge

Coding certs

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's in Health Information Management

Job description

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is seeking a Certified Procedural Coding Specialist for a remote role in Arkansas. You will read health records to identify diagnoses and procedures for outpatient encounters, applying ICD-10 and CPT coding guidelines.

Required: HS diploma, CPT/ICD-10 knowledge, and one of the certifications (CCA, CCS, CPC, RHIT, RHIA). Preferred: AHM degree and 2 years coding experience. This is a remote position with benefits eligibility.