Position: Specialty Coder - NeuroSurgery/Neurology (Remote)
Duration: Initial 3 month contract (options to extend & convert)
Shift: Monday - Friday / 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Rate: Up to $33
Location: REMOTE

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Neurology Coding experience (2 years)
• Must include online cert verification
• Specialty coder certs preferred
• Profee Only Experience (physician coding only)
• Candidate must have a laptop and two monitors available to work from
• Must have at least 2 years experience

SUMMARY

Responsible for maintaining current and high quality ICD-10-CM and CPT coding for all Outpatient diagnoses and procedural occurrences, through the review of clinical documentation and diagnostic results, with a consistent coding accuracy rate of 95% or better.
Coder will accurately abstract data into any and all appropriate Health electronic medical record systems, verifying accurate patient dispositions and physician data, following the Official ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting and CPT Guidelines.
Outpatient coding is applicable towards clinical, provider office visit, therapeutic, laboratory, recurring, emergency department, outpatient observation and ambulatory surgery patient encounters.
Coder will work collaboratively with various Health departments (Admitting, Charging, Patient Financial Services, HIM, etc.) to resolve charging issues, denials, physician documentation clarifications, to ensure accurate billing and reduce denials.
Coder will also assist in other areas of the department as requested by leadership. Coder will report directly their Regional Coding Manager, with additional leadership from the Director of Coding Operations and System HIM/Coding Director.

• Assign codes for diagnoses, treatments and procedures according to the ICD-10-CM and CPT Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting through review of coding critical documentation.
• Extracts and abstracts required information from source documentation, to be entered into appropriate Health electronic medical record system.
• Works from assigned coding queue, completing and re-assigning accounts correctly.
• Manages accounts on ABS Hold, finalizing accounts when corrections have been made, in a timely manner.
• Meets or exceeds an accuracy rate of 95%.
• Meets or exceeds the designated Health Productivity standard per chart type.
• Abides by the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
• Assists in implementing solutions to reduce backend-errors.
• Expertly queries providers for missing or unclear documentation, by working with the HIM department and Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists.
• Participates in both internal and external audit discussions.
• All other work duties as assigned by Manager.