Savista
An end-to-end revenue cycle services provider serving healthcare organizations for over 30 years.
Pro Fee Coder – Cardiology
Location
United States
Posted
2 days ago
Salary
$22 - $34 / hour
Professional Certificate2 yrs expEnglish
Job Description
• Review clinical documentation to assign and sequence diagnostic and procedural codes for specific patient types to meet the requirements of hospital data or physician data retrieval for billing and reimbursement.
• Validate APC calculations to accurately capture the diagnoses/procedures documented in the clinical record for hospitals.
• Perform documentation review and assessment for accurate abstracting of clinical data to meet regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Interact with client staff and providers as necessary.
• Select and sequence ICD-10, and/or CPT/HCPCS codes for designated patient types.
• Review and analyze facility records to ensure accuracy in APC assignments and/or Evaluation and Management codes.
• Abstract clinical data from records to support diagnoses and discharge dispositions.
• Maintain patient and provider confidentiality in compliance with HIPAA guidelines.
Job Requirements
- An active AHIMA (American Health Information Association) credential including but not limited to RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCA, or an active AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders) credentials COC (formerly CPC-H), CCS-P, or CPC or related specialty credential.
- Two years of recent and relevant hands-on coding experience
- Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, pathophysiology, as well as ICD-10 and CPT/HCPCS code sets
- Ability to consistently code at 95% threshold for quality while maintaining client-specific and/or Savista production and/or quality standards
- Proficient computer knowledge including MS Office including the ability to enter data, sort and filter excel files, (Outlook, Word, Excel)
- Must display excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills with all levels of internal and external customers.