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Charge Entry Coding Specialist

Medical Billing and CodingMedical Billing and CodingFull TimeRemoteTeam 10,001+H1B SponsorCompany Site LinkedIn

Location

Kentucky

Posted

22 days ago

Salary

Not specified

High School3 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

• Uses ICD-10-CM and/or HCPCS/CPT codes to assign, validate, and/or work pre-bill coding edits for the following patient types: • Medical Oncology (Med-ONC), Radiation Oncology (Rad-ONC), Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT), Infusion & Injections, and multispecialty hospital-based outpatient clinics (Oncology, HepC, MS, Pulmonary, etc.) • Works pre-bill edits daily to resolve issues related to coding assignments, charge errors, and missed modifiers • Maintains or exceeds established productivity standard (minimum of 75 pre-bill edits cleared daily or a combination of daily charge capture and pre-bill edits) • Ensures that all assigned charges are captured timely and consistently within the 3-day charge goal • Performs coding audits for BCC coders upon request and as needed to reduce coding error trends • Utilizes the complete medical record documentation in code assignment, validation, and/or editing of codes

Job Requirements

High school diploma or GED/Equivalent (required)
Completion of a Certified Coding Program (required)
Three (3) years outpatient coding experience (required)
Three (3) years of prior oncology coding experience (preferred)
Prior billing to include government and commercial payer experience (preferred)
Prior experience with 3M Coding and Allscripts STAR and TruBridge billing systems (preferred)
Nationally accepted Certified Coding Credentials (RHIT, RHIA, CPC, CPC-H, CCA, CCS, CCS-P or CHONC) (required)

Benefits

Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
Ensures adherence to the official coding guidelines, infusion and injection coding guidelines, ethical coding standards as well as HIM coding compliance policies and procedures
Meets all educational requirements and attend required continuing education workshops, webinars assigned by manager for coding compliance