Anesthesia/Pain Coder Professional Fee
Location
United States
Posted
5 days ago
Salary
Not specified
Seniority
Mid Level
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Where You’ll Work
We believe in the healing power of humanity and serving the common good through our dedicated work and shared mission to celebrate humankindness.
CommonSpirit Mountain Region’s Corporate Service Center is headquartered in Centennial, CO where our corporate leaders and centralized teams support our hospitals, clinics and people – including marketing, human resources, employee benefits, finance, billing, talent acquisition/development, payor relations, IT, project management, community benefit and more. Many of our centralized teams offer a remote work option which supports a healthy work-life balance while still providing a culture of collaboration and community where incredible people are doing incredible things every day.
Job Summary and Responsibilities
You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.
This is a senior level professional fee coding position with at least three (3) or more years of recent experience in anesthesia and pain coding. Anesthesia/Pain Coder staff key duties include reviewing documentation to assign appropriate CPT/ASA codes using the CPT-4/ASA manual and established criteria. Anesthesia/Pain Coder will work with clinic supervisors and/or providers to resolve coding issues and questions, following applicable payer rules and guidelines. This individual will also work with members of the Revenue Management team to address coding issues and concerns.
Along with CO, KS and NM, this position is open to remote/out of state candidates residing in only these states:
- Alabama- Arizona- Arkansas- Colorado
- Florida- Georgia- Idaho- Indiana
- Iowa- Kansas - Kentucky- Louisiana
- Missouri- Mississippi- Nebraska- New Mexico
- North Carolina- Ohio- Oklahoma- South Carolina
- South Dakota- Tennessee- Texas- Utah
- Virginia- West Virginia- Wyoming
Job Requirements
In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:
- High School Diploma/G.E.D. required
- Associate degree or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree, preferred
- A minimum of 3 years of recent experience in anesthesia and pain coding.
- Knowledge of anesthesia coding and elements related to anesthesia claims, such as units of time and anesthesia modifiers.
- Understand rules and regulations governing Medicare billing of anesthesia and pain services. Knowledge of NCCI, ICD-10-CM, CPT, and modifiers pertaining to anesthesia and pain services.
- Demonstrate knowledge of medical terminology and anatomy and physiology
- Experience with the electronic health record (EHR) and health care applications required.
- Epic experience required.
- Demonstrate advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.
- CPC Required upon hire, Source: AAPC
- Certified Anesthesia Pain Management Coder (CANPC) certification required to obtain within 1 year of hire.
Physical Requirement - Sedentary work - prolonged periods of sitting and exert up to 10 lbs. force occasionally
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