UB Billing Specialist

jacksonhospital; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, AL seeks a senior hospital coder to assign ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and CPT codes for inpatient and outpatient encounters. You will review records, promote documentation specificity, and support CDI staff to ensure regulatory compliance.

Candidates bring at least five years of medical coding experience and RHIT/RHIA/CCS/CCA/CPC/COC/CIC credentials. This role requires detail-focused auditing and collaboration with physicians and hospital teams.

Qualifications

• Must have RHIT, RHIA, CCS, CCA, CPC, COC, or CIC credential.
• Minimum of five years medical record coding experience.
• Experience coding inpatient and outpatient hospital encounters.

Responsibilities

• Assign inpatient and outpatient hospital coding according to guidelines.
• Review patients' medical records and promote specificity in physician documentation.
• Assist with auditing records retrospectively to validate accuracy and identify improvement opportunities.
• Educate the Medical Staff as needed to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.

Skills

Medical coding accuracy

Attention to detail

Interdepartmental communication

Education

Associate degree in Health Information Management

Graduate of approved coding course

Equivalent coding experience

Tools

3M Codefinder

ICD-10-CM

ICD-10-PCS

CPT Code Books

Job description

Ability to accurately assign ICD-10-CM, CPT, ICD-10-PCS codes to applicable patient encounters according to established guidelines. Review patients' medical records on the nursing units, and work closely with the CDI staff to promote specificity in physician documentation. Serves as educational/informational resource to the Medical Staff, as needed to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations. Assist with auditing records retrospectively to validate accuracy of concurrent process and identify opportunities for improvement. Assigns inpatient and outpatient hospital coding as well as all other assignments given by supervisors as needed.

Education:Associate degree in Health Information Management OR graduate of an approved coding course OR equivalent coding experience.

Experience:Five (5) years medical record coding experience.

Licenses, Certifications and/or Registrations:Credentialed in Health Information Management as an RHIT, RHIA, CCS, CCA, CPC, COC, CIC

Equipment/Tools/Work Aids:Specialized computer software; 3M Codefinder; ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and CPT Code Books, limited telephone, fax or copier use