Surgical Medical Coder II – CPT/ICD-10 Specialist

Mohawk Valley Health System; City of Utica (NY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Mohawk Valley Health System seeks a Medical Group Coder to improve documentation, data quality, and revenue cycle operations across hospital-based surgical specialty services. You will review records to select HCPCS, CPT, CPTII, CPTIII, and ICD-10-CM codes for outpatient and inpatient settings.

Responsibilities include coding reviews, provider queries, education for staff, and supporting denial management. Requires coding credentials and experience in surgical coding, with familiarity in Epic or

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years surgical-based coding experience or specialty-based professional credential.
• Knowledge of EMR, electronic coding resources, Microsoft Office and email systems.

Responsibilities

• Assign HCPCS/CPT/CPTII/CPTIII service codes based on medical records per guidelines.
• Assign modifiers, review medical necessity and coding edits.
• Assign ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes per guidelines.

Skills

Surgical coding experience

Provider communication

Education

Specialty-based coding coursework

Tools

Epic

3M ICD-10-CM/CPT software

Vitalware

Microsoft Office

Email systems

Job description

Mohawk Valley Health System seeks a Medical Group Coder to improve documentation, data quality, and revenue cycle operations across hospital-based surgical specialty services. You will review records to select HCPCS, CPT, CPTII, CPTIII, and ICD-10-CM codes for outpatient and inpatient settings.

Responsibilities include coding reviews, provider queries, education for staff, and supporting denial management. Requires coding credentials and experience in surgical coding, with familiarity in Epic or