Senior Medical Coder III - ICD-10/DRG Specialist

Tucson Medical Center; Tucson, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tucson Medical Center, located in Tucson, AZ, seeks a skilled HIM Coder III to assign ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT, and HCPCS codes for inpatient and outpatient records, ensuring accurate documentation and compliant reimbursement.

Responsibilities include using 3M 360, CAC, and Epic systems, reviewing charts, maintaining 95% coding accuracy, and supporting the coding team with timely, accurate data to optimize revenue and compliance.

Qualifications

• Completion of a 2-year college or technical school curriculum in Health Information Management; 4-year preferred.
• Five years of acute care hospital coding experience required.
• RHIT, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CIC or COC certification required/licensure.

Responsibilities

• Assigns ICD-10-CM/ICD-10-PCS, CPT or HCPCS codes from documentation in the medical record.
• Code inpatient or outpatient records; outpatient coding includes multiple areas (emergency, same day surgery, observation, etc.).
• Follow current coding guidelines and use 3M 360, CAC, and Epic for accurate coding.
• Ensure documentation supports accurate coding and reimbursement; assist providers and staff with coding questions.
• Determine the sequence of diagnoses per UHDDS standards.
• Input data into systems to support reporting to payers, regulators, and physicians.
• Maintain policies for medical record coding and stay current with coding conventions.
• Maintain a 95% coding accuracy rate and 95% weekly utilization productivity.
• Review charts returned by payers for issues.
• Adhere to organizational safety, confidentiality, values and standards.

Skills

ICD-10 coding knowledge

Medical terminology

Data management

Task organization

Communication skills

Regulatory literacy

multi-tasking

Education

2-year health information management program

4-year health information management (preferred)

Tools

3M 360

CAC

Epic

Job description

Tucson Medical Center, located in Tucson, AZ, seeks a skilled HIM Coder III to assign ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT, and HCPCS codes for inpatient and outpatient records, ensuring accurate documentation and compliant reimbursement.

Responsibilities include using 3M 360, CAC, and Epic systems, reviewing charts, maintaining 95% coding accuracy, and supporting the coding team with timely, accurate data to optimize revenue and compliance.