UB Billing Specialist

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

Job summary

Jackson Hospital Internal is seeking an experienced Medical Records Coder to assign ICD-10-CM, CPT, and ICD-10-PCS codes to patient encounters in accordance with established guidelines.

The role involves reviewing records on nursing units, collaborating with CDI staff to improve documentation specificity, and auditing records retrospectively to validate accuracy and identify improvement opportunities. Requires five years of coding experience and RHIT/RHIA/CCS/CCA/CPC/COC/CIC credentials.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Health Information Management or graduate of an approved coding course.
• Five years medical record coding experience.
• Credentialed in Health Information Management as an RHIT, RHIA, CCS, CCA, CPC, COC, CIC
• Ability to assign ICD-10-CM, CPT, ICD-10-PCS codes per guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Review patients' medical records on the nursing units and assign inpatient and outpatient hospital coding.
• Collaborate with the CDI staff to promote specificity in physician documentation and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Assist with retrospective auditing to validate accuracy of concurrent processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Serve as an educational resource to Medical Staff to ensure ongoing regulatory compliance.

Skills

ICD-10-CM

CPT coding

ICD-10-PCS

Coding audits

Regulatory compliance

Education

Associate degree in Health Information Management

RHIT/RHIA/CCS/CCA/CPC/COC/CIC credential

Tools

3M Codefinder

Code Books (ICD-10-CM/PCS)

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