Medical Coder

SunState Medical Specialists • Jupiter, FL

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About The Position

A Medical Coder, or Certified Professional Coder, is responsible for reviewing a patient’s medical records after a visit and translating the information into codes that insurers use to process claims from patients. Their duties include confirming treatments with medical staff, identifying missing information and submitting forms to insurers for reimbursement. SunState Medical Specialists (SMS) is proud to be a part of OneOncology in delivering exceptional, community-based specialty care across Florida. With a team of 105 physicians spanning urology, radiation oncology, medical oncology, breast surgery, general surgery, and head and neck surgery, SMS is committed to providing high-quality, accessible care. Our practice continues to expand services by offering advanced radiation therapies, in-house pharmacy and laboratory capabilities, care management, theranostics, cutting-edge diagnostic imaging, and clinical research. We are dedicated to recruiting top-tier physicians to help increase access to affordable, high-quality care throughout the state.

Requirements

• Reviewing a patient’s medical records after a visit and translating the information into codes that insurers use to process claims from patients.
• Confirming treatments with medical staff.
• Identifying missing information.
• Submitting forms to insurers for reimbursement.

Responsibilities

• Assigning codes to medical procedures and diagnoses.
• Making sure that codes are assigned correctly and sequenced appropriately as per government and insurance regulations.
• Complying with medical coding guidelines and policies.
• Receiving and reviewing patients’ charts and documents for verification and accuracy.
• Following up and clarifying any information that is not clear to other staff members.
• Collecting information made by the Physician from different sources to prepare monthly reports.
• Implementing strategic procedures and choosing strategies and evaluation methods that provide correct results.
• Examining any medical malpractice that has been reported by analyzing and identifying the medical procedures, diagnoses or events that lead to the negligence.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed