Medical Coder - Pain Management

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

7h•Remote

About The Position

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work done with the team directly improves health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. The culture is guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. The company is focused on improving the health of its members, enhancing operational effectiveness, and reinforcing its reputation for high-quality health services. As a Medical Coder, this role will provide coding and coding auditing services directly to providers, playing a key part in ensuring high standards for documentation processes are met. This position is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of clinical coding in various departments, validating information in databases for outcome management and specialty registries, across the entire integrated healthcare system. The purpose of this position is to apply the appropriate diagnostic and procedural codes to individual patient health information records for data retrieval, analysis and claims processing.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED
Professional coder certification with credentialing from AHIMA and/or AAPC (CPC-A, RHIT, RHIA, CCA, CPC, COC, CPC-P, CCS) to be maintained annually
2+ years of experience with PCs in a Windows environment, including MS Excel and EMR systems
2+ years of experience with ICD-10 and CPT coding
2+ years of experience with Pain management coding

Nice To Haves

2+ years of post-certification medical coding experience
1+ years of Outpatient Physician coding (Pro-Fee) experience
Experience with various encoder systems (Encoder Pro, EPIC)

Responsibilities

Assigns accurate diagnostic and procedure codes according to clinical documentation and official coding guidelines for outpatient hospital professional accounts
Assigns CPT and ICD-10 codes to all Nephrology services
Monitors assigned work queues to ensure all records are charged/coded in a timely matter
Generates coding queries for clarification regarding physician documentation as needed
Stays abreast of all changes in coding conventions and coding updates
Ability to manage significant workload, and to work efficiently under pressure meeting established deadlines with minimal supervision