Remote Specialty Coder - ICD-10 & CPT, Inpatient/Outpatient

CHRISTUS Health; San Antonio (TX); Remote; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health is seeking a Specialty Coder to maintain high-quality ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS and CPT coding for inpatient and outpatient accounts, reviewing clinical documentation to achieve 95% accuracy. The role abstracts data into CHRISTUS Health EMR systems and supports accurate billing while reducing denials.

The coder will collaborate with HIM and Clinical Documentation Improvement teams, query providers for missing documentation, and work remotely with minimal supervision in a 10:00 AM -

Qualifications

• High school Diploma or equivalent years of experience required.
• Completion of Accredited Baccalaureate Health Informatics or Health Information Management or an AHIMA approved Coding Certificate Program, preferred.
• 1 – 3 years of experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Assign codes for diagnoses, treatments, and procedures according to the ICD-10-CM/PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting through review of coding critical documentation, to generate appropriate MS/APR DRG.
• Abstracts required information from source documentation, to be entered into the appropriate CHRISTUS Health electronic medical record system.
• Validates admit orders and discharge dispositions.
• Works from assigned coding queue, completing and re-assigning accounts correctly.
• Manages accounts on ABS Hold, finalizing accounts when corrections have been made, in a timely manner.
• Meets or exceeds an accuracy rate of 95%.
• Meets or exceeds the designated CHRISTUS Health Productivity standard per chart type.
• Abides by the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
• Assists in implementing solutions to reduce backend errors.
• Identifies and appropriately reports all hospital-acquired conditions (HAC).
• Expertly queries providers for missing or unclear documentation, by working with the HIM department and Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists.
• Has strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to work independently in a remote setting, with little supervision.
• Participates in both internal and external audit discussions.
• All other work duties as assigned by the Manager.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Health informatics degree

AHIMA coding certificate

Health Information Management degree

Job description

CHRISTUS Health is seeking a Specialty Coder to maintain high-quality ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS and CPT coding for inpatient and outpatient accounts, reviewing clinical documentation to achieve 95% accuracy. The role abstracts data into CHRISTUS Health EMR systems and supports accurate billing while reducing denials.

The coder will collaborate with HIM and Clinical Documentation Improvement teams, query providers for missing documentation, and work remotely with minimal supervision in a 10:00 AM -