Coding Quality Assurance Specialist III at Texas Children's Careers

Houston, Texas, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

30 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

01 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

ICD-10-CM Coding, CPT Coding, E/M Coding, Auditing, Physician Documentation Review, Communication, Encoder Utilization, Electronic Medical Record, Problem Solving, Education, Quality Reporting, Chart Review, Coding Accuracy, Team Collaboration, Research Support, Account Correction

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

We’re looking for a Coding Quality Assurance Specialist III, someone who’s ready to grow with our company. In this position you will assign and audit the accuracy of the ICD-10-CM and CPT codes to ambulatory, emergency center, observation, and day surgery records for purposes of billing, research, and providing information to government and regulatory agencies. Ascertains the accuracy of the physicians' E/M and procedure coding to their documentation and completes the auditing reporting tool and provides this feedback to the education team and/or provider. Incumbent may perform only certain of the following Responsibility depending on their work assignment. Think you’ve got what it takes? Job Duties & Responsibilities • Assigns ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, DRG, E/M and/or CPT codes. • Reviews and interprets physician documentation to appropriately assign diagnosis and procedure codes. • Communicates with and provides feedback to the education team and/or providers. • Reviews patient charges to determine necessary coding to complete the account. • Identifies principle and secondary diagnoses and procedure codes from the electronic medical record. • Utilizes the encoder or coding books to generate ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and CPT codes for diagnosis and procedures. • Sequences diagnosis and procedures to generate appropriate billing. • Queries physicians to obtain diagnosis if not clearly provided in records. • Utilizes other available resources for assignment of codes as necessary (e.g., Epic, MIQS, Cardio IMS, and coding reference materials). • Assists other coders in resolving coding problems. • Provides ICD-10 and CPT, for physician research projects, and for quality reporting purposes. • Completes abstracts for records as appropriate. • Assists in correction of problem accounts. • Reviews charts for completeness. • Participates in education and maintains certification. • Assists in auditing records. • Maintains concurrent coding for inpatient records. Skills & Requirements • Required High School Diploma or equivalent • Requires one of the following Licenses/Certifications o CCA - Certified Coding Associate by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) o CCS - Cert-Cert Coding Specialist by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) o CCS-P - Cert-CCS-P Physician Based by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) o CIPC - Certified Inpatient Coder by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) o COC - Certified Outpatient Coder by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) o CPC - Cert-Cert Professional Coder by the by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) o CRC - Cert Risk Adjustment Coder by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) o RHIA - Cert-Reg Health Inform. Admins by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) o RHIT - Cert-Reg Health Inform. TECH by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) • Required 4 years coding experience with preferred experience using an encoder and experience using an electronic medical record Experience with Inpatient Hospital coding highly desired

Responsibilities

The Coding Quality Assurance Specialist III assigns and audits the accuracy of ICD-10-CM and CPT codes for various medical records. They also provide feedback to the education team and assist in resolving coding problems.