Specialty Coder Senior - Coding

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

Job summary

CHRISTUS Children's seeks a Specialty Coder to focus ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS and CPT coding for inpatient and outpatient cases, ensuring high-quality documentation review and accurate abstracting into CHRISTUS Health EMR systems.

The role requires 1–3 years of experience, strong communication skills, and adherence to AHIMA guidelines. Remote work potential and collaboration with HIM/CDIS teams are part of the duties.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT coding guidelines.
• Ability to maintain a high-quality coding accuracy rate (95% or better).

Responsibilities

• Assign codes for diagnoses, treatments, and procedures according to ICD-10-CM/PCS Official Guidelines.
• Abstracts required information from source documentation into CHRISTUS Health EMR systems.
• Validates admit orders and discharge dispositions.
• Works from assigned coding queue, completing and re-assigning accounts.
• Meets or exceeds an accuracy rate of 95%.
• Abides by AHIMA's Standards of Ethical Coding.
• Queries providers for missing or unclear documentation with HIM and Clinical Documentation Improvement specialists.
• Works independently in a remote setting with minimal supervision.
• Participates in internal and external audit discussions.
• All other work duties as assigned by the Manager.

Skills

Coding accuracy 95%

Strong written and verbal comms

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Accredited Health Informatics/Health Information Management degree or AHIMA coding certificate

Job description

Summary

Selected by CHRISTUS Health Coding Leadership, to focus coding skills and expertise on designated Inpatient or Outpatient high dollar or specialty account types. Specialty Coder is responsible for maintaining current and high-quality ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS and/or CPT coding for the Inpatient and or/ Outpatient diagnoses and procedural occurrences, through the review of clinical documentation and diagnostic results, with a consistent coding accuracy rate of 95% or better. Specialty Coder will accurately abstract data into any and all appropriate CHRISTUS Health electronic medical record systems, verifying accurate patient dispositions and physician data, following the Official ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Guidelines for Coding and Reporting and AMA CPT Guidelines.

Summary

Selected by CHRISTUS Health Coding Leadership, to focus coding skills and expertise on designated Inpatient or Outpatient high dollar or specialty account types. Specialty Coder is responsible for maintaining current and high-quality ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS and/or CPT coding for the Inpatient and or/ Outpatient diagnoses and procedural occurrences, through the review of clinical documentation and diagnostic results, with a consistent coding accuracy rate of 95% or better. Specialty Coder will accurately abstract data into any and all appropriate CHRISTUS Health electronic medical record systems, verifying accurate patient dispositions and physician data, following the Official ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Guidelines for Coding and Reporting and AMA CPT Guidelines.

Coder will work collaboratively with various CHRISTUS Health departments, including but not limited to the HIM and Clinical Documentation Specialists, to ensure accurate and complete physician documentation to support accurate billing and reduce denials. Coder will also assist in other areas of the department, as requested by leadership.

Coder will report directly to their Regional Coding Manager, with additional leadership from the Director of Coding Operations and System HIM Director.

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.

Education/Skills

Job Requirements:

• 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.

Experience

• 1 – 3 years of experience preferred.

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• None required.

Work Schedule

10AM - 7PM 8 HR Shift

Work Type

Full Time