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Medical Coder- Outpatient Coder (Remote, must have their own equipment)

Cook County, IL 60612

6 months (Possible extension) 

Shift: 8am-4:30pm CST – Mon-Fri. 

Responsibilities: 

• Review clinical documentation in order to assign diagnostic and procedural codes for inpatient and outpatient medical records according to the appropriate classification system
• Ensures accurate, timely, and appropriate assignment of ICD-10, CPT/HCPCS, and modifiers for the purposes of billing, internal and external reporting, research, and compliance with regulatory and payer guidelines
• Monitors documentation turnaround time and productivity, and follows up on deferred accounts or with physicians and other clinical staff as needed
• May be tasked with generating reports and/or analyzing data related to evaluation and management code utilization, CPT code application, denials, reimbursement per contracted terms, etc.
• Provides coding feedback to providers, clinical department leadership, and revenue cycle team
• Assist coding educators with education regarding documentation improvement
• Escalate coding and documentation issues to revenue cycle leadership, and assist facilitating corrective action plans
• Assists with design and implementation of workflow updates and coding tools
• Support denial team on coding related denials
• Special projects as assigned

Experience

• High School Diploma required
•  RHIA, RHIT, COC and/or CCS Certification
• Minimum 3 years experience in medical record coding- outpatient coding (all hospital services)
• Knowledge of medical terminology and anatomy and physiology required
• Windows applications, Outlook, WebEx and other apps as needed to perform role

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