The main duty of a Medical Coder is assigning codes to medical procedures and diagnoses. Other duties and responsibilities of a Medical Coder include:

• Making sure that codes are assigned correctly and sequenced appropriately as per government and insurance regulations
• Complying with medical coding guidelines and policies
• Receiving and reviewing patients’ charts and documents for verification and accuracy
• Following up and clarifying any information that is not clear to other staff members
• Collecting information made by the Physician from different sources to prepare monthly reports
• Maintain 95% coding accuracy at all times.
• Participate in staff meetings, training, and quality assurance events.
• Serve as mentor/buddy to incoming team members.
• Production Requirements

Requirements

• Must pass the approved coding competency assessment by 80%.
• Demonstrated 95% accuracy rates.
• 3 to 5 years of Observation coding experience
• 3 to 5 years of Multispecialty coding experience
• 3 to 5 years of Evaluation and Management coding experience
• 3 to 5 years of Infusion and Injections coding experience
• Coders having two coding credentials, i.e. CCS & CCS-P (preferred)
• Experience in coding for a Trauma 1 acute care Hospital
• Experience with Cernerpowerchart
• Experience with AccessHIM

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision through Carefirst BCBS
• 401K plan with employer match
• Paid Holidays
• Up to 56 hours of Paid Sick Leave
• Vacation leave
• Telehealth plan
• Working Advantage discount purchase plan
• Balanceworks – Employee Assistance Program