Senior Cardiology Medical Coder - Remote 3-Month Contract

University of California - San Francisco; Emeryville (CA); Remote; USD 73,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, San Francisco is seeking a Patient Records Abstractor / Medical Coder for its UCSF Faculty Practice Revenue Management Operations to code complex encounters and maintain 95% accuracy. This remote, 3-month assignment focuses on professional cardiology coding, CPT/ICD-10-CM/HCPCS, and documentation review within the revenue cycle.

The role requires extensive cardiovascular coding experience, knowledge of coding standards, and collaboration with clinicians and staff to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional fee/revenue cycle coding experience or equivalent experience/training.
• Professional fee coding experience in Cardiology/Cardiovascular Services.
• Hands-on experience with cardiac catheterization coding.
• Experience coding electrophysiology studies and procedures.
• Experience with non-invasive Cardiology coding, including echo, stress testing, ECG/EKG, and remote cardiac monitoring.
• Experience coding cardiac device interrogations and related monitoring services.
• Advanced knowledge of cardiovascular CPT coding, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS, modifiers, bundling, and clinical documentation requirements.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and commercial payer coding and billing standards.

Responsibilities

• Review and code complex patient encounters in assigned work queues.
• Work in moderate and simple work queues as needed.
• Process RFI and edit work queues as needed.
• Maintain a minimum 95% coding accuracy rate.
• Meet productivity standards established by UCSF leadership.
• Collaborate proactively with clinical divisions to support compliant revenue cycle practices.
• Code complex procedures and accounts requiring advanced expertise in charge capture, workflow, hospital operations, authorizations, and the revenue cycle.
• Resolve Claims Manager and Epic edits through documentation review, including evaluation and management (E/M) leveling, diagnosis coding, bundling issues, modifier usage, and related coding requirements.
• Use dashboards and reporting processes to analyze complex revenue cycle functions and audit data supporting revenue cycle management.
• Complete coding-related work reports, reconcile charge lists, create charge sessions, update department information, and follow up on credentialing requests.
• Serve as a lead resource on applicable billing, coding, and revenue cycle regulations and communicate regulatory updates to faculty, management, and staff.
• Teach and train team members within designated specialty and subspecialty areas.
• Stay current with coding audits, regulations, trends, Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiatives, and payer requirements affecting assigned specialties.
• Research and review coding directives issued by OIG, CMS, intermediaries, and national and local insurance carriers.
• Analyze complex coding data, identify revenue cycle trends, and prepare reports for leadership.

Skills

CPT coding

ICD-10-CM coding

HCPCS coding

Cardiology coding

Medical records review

Epic experience

Education

CPC/CCS-P/CCA/CCS/RHIT/RHIA certification

Bachelor's degree (related field)

Tools

Epic

Encoder Pro

Job description

University of California, San Francisco is seeking a Patient Records Abstractor / Medical Coder for its UCSF Faculty Practice Revenue Management Operations to code complex encounters and maintain 95% accuracy. This remote, 3-month assignment focuses on professional cardiology coding, CPT/ICD-10-CM/HCPCS, and documentation review within the revenue cycle.

The role requires extensive cardiovascular coding experience, knowledge of coding standards, and collaboration with clinicians and staff to