Remote ED Coder: Injection & Infusion Specialist

Cognizant; New York (NY); A distancia; USD 63.000 - 71.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Descripción de la vacante

The Emergency Department Coder is a key role supporting Cognizant clients, reviewing clinical documentation and accurately assigning diagnosis and procedure codes for emergency department encounters, outpatient surgery, observation, and outpatient diagnostic encounters.

This role handles facility and provider (pro-fee) codes and charges, including E/M levels, ED procedures, injections and infusions, and EKGs, in a fast-paced remote environment.

Formación

• Emergency department coding experience including facility and provider coding and injection and infusion code assignment.
• Experience coding ED encounters plus outpatient surgery, observation, and outpatient diagnostic encounters.
• Experience assigning ED procedure codes including surgical CPT codes, injections and infusions, and EKGs.

Responsabilidades

• Review clinical documentation to assign diagnosis and procedure codes for ED, outpatient surgery, observation, and outpatient diagnostic encounters.
• Assign facility and provider (pro-fee) ED codes and charges including E/M levels.
• Code procedures in the ED including CPT codes, injections and infusions, and EKGs.
• Query physicians to clarify documentation as needed to meet accuracy standards.
• Use Epic and encoder apps per client policy and regulatory guidelines.
• Maintain a minimum coding accuracy rate of 98% while meeting productivity standards.

Conocimientos

ED coding

Diagnosis coding

Procedure coding

ICD-10-CM CPT-HCPCS

Query physicians

Productivity goals

Educación

CCS (AHIMA)

CPC (AAPC)

Herramientas

Epic system

Electronic encoders

MS Office

Descripción del empleo

The Emergency Department Coder is a key role supporting Cognizant clients, reviewing clinical documentation and accurately assigning diagnosis and procedure codes for emergency department encounters, outpatient surgery, observation, and outpatient diagnostic encounters.

This role handles facility and provider (pro-fee) codes and charges, including E/M levels, ED procedures, injections and infusions, and EKGs, in a fast-paced remote environment.