Coder-Outpatient

TidalHealth•Salisbury, MD

36d•$24 - $38

About The Position

Looking for a rewarding place to work? Choose TidalHealth. U.S. News & World Report, a global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named TidalHealth Peninsula Regional and TidalHealth Nanticoke as 2022-2023 High Performing hospitals for 11 challenging and elective health conditions; the highest award a hospital can earn for U.S. News' Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings. Located just 30 minutes from the beach, TidalHealth offers the widest array of specialty and subspecialty services such as neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery, joint replacement, emergency/trauma care, comprehensive cancer care, wound care and clinical trials and research. Take advantage of our tuition assistance and scholarship programs to grow both personally and professionally. The Outpatient Coder for Physician Coding accurately abstracts pertinent information from the patient record to apply the appropriate diagnostic and procedural codes to individual professional fee encounters for data submission/analysis and claims processing. This position adheres to the Official ICD-10 Coding Guidelines and the American Academy of Professional Coders' (AAPC) Code of Ethics and maintains established productivity and quality standards. The Outpatient Coder will demonstrate continual learning by attending coding webinars and audit review sessions.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
Completion of medical terminology course and/or anatomy and physiology preferred.
CCAor CCS through the American Health Information Management Association OR CPC-A or CPC through the American Academy of Professional Coders is required or must be obtained within one year from date of hire.
Outpatient coding experience preferred.
One (1) year experience with Windows required.
Experience with ICD-10 CM, CPT-4, and HCPCS code assignments required.
Experience with the EPIC Electronic Health Record and the 3m 360 Computer Assistant Coding System is preferred.

Nice To Haves

Completion of medical terminology course and/or anatomy and physiology
Outpatient coding experience
Experience with the EPIC Electronic Health Record and the 3m 360 Computer Assistant Coding System

Responsibilities

accurately abstracts pertinent information from the patient record to apply the appropriate diagnostic and procedural codes to individual professional fee encounters for data submission/analysis and claims processing.
adheres to the Official ICD-10 Coding Guidelines and the American Academy of Professional Coders' (AAPC) Code of Ethics
maintains established productivity and quality standards.
demonstrate continual learning by attending coding webinars and audit review sessions.