Medical Coder - Physician Practice
About The Position
Join our Neonatology team supporting NICU and Well Baby inpatient services in a highly specialized and impactful coding role. This position plays a critical part in ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely coding for neonatal patient care. In this role, you will review detailed medical record documentation — including physician progress notes and procedure reports — and assign appropriate CPT and ICD-10 codes to support accurate billing and reimbursement. You will also be responsible for timely charge submission and/or data entry of coded services, helping maintain the integrity of the revenue cycle while supporting high-quality neonatal care. This is an excellent opportunity for a coder who thrives in a collaborative, team-oriented environment and is interested in developing or expanding expertise within neonatology and NICU services.
Requirements
- High School Diploma / GED - Required
- At least one (1) year coding experience - Required
- Certified Professional Coder (CPC) - American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) - upon hire - Required or
- Certified Professional Coder Apprentice (CPC-A) - American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) - upon hire - Required or
- Certified Outpatient Coder (CPC-H) - American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) - upon hire - Required or
- Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - upon hire - Required or
- Certified Coding Specialist-Physician-Based (CCS-P) - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - upon hire - Required
- Advanced knowledge of specialty coding.
- Advanced knowledge of ICD10, third party procedures, and requirements regarding benefit structures, insurance verification, referrals and authorizations.
- Advanced knowledge of general financial counseling and the revenue cycle.
- Familiarity with electronic health records (EHR).
- Intermediate proficiency with office software (Microsoft Office) including word processing and spreadsheet software (Word, Excel)
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong critical thinking / problem-solving skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Ability to gather, analyze and make recommendations/decisions based on data
- Ability to convey complex or technical information in an easy to understand manner
Nice To Haves
- Associate's Degree - Preferred
- At least two (2) years coding experience - Preferred
Responsibilities
- Systematically review and analyze patient medical records to determine all appropriate diagnosis and procedures performed, and to produce coded abstract for physician billing.
- Submission of coded services for billing and or data entry of the coded services for claim submission in accordance with departmental productivity and accuracy standards.
- Review of inpatient data and reconciliation of billable services including, review of system processing and appropriate escalation and timely communication of errors and omissions and clinical documentation insufficiencies.
- Review and resolution of coding related edits and errors that impact claim submission.
- Maintaining thorough knowledge of coding and documentation requirements outlined by CPT, ICD-10 CMS and CHOP Compliance for all physician services performed.
Benefits
- Annual influenza vaccine
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
