Office Coding Specialist - Family Medicine

CorroHealth•TX-Remote, TX

1d•Remote

About The Position

Our purpose is to help clients exceed their financial health goals. Across the reimbursement cycle, our scalable solutions and clinical expertise help solve programmatic needs. Enabling our teams with leading technology allows analytics to guide our solutions and keeps us accountable achieving goals. We build long-term careers by investing in YOU. We seek to create an environment that cultivates your professional development and personal growth, as we believe your success is our success. Coding Specialists 2 are an important part of the Team at CorroHealth. The Coding Team Member will provide CPT, HCPCS and ICD-10-CM coding for 4 or more specialties for one or more clients, facility, or multiple facilities or clients. The Coding Specialist 2 will code Professional Fee, Facility or HCC. The Coding Specialist 2 could be an Inpatient coder or could include a minimum of four specialists. Professional Fee Specialties could include UR, Podiatry, Plastics, Pediatrics, OB, Pain Management, Ortho, Addiction, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Urgent Care, Pulmonary, or ED. Facility Chart types could include IR, Infection Disease, OBS, Oncology, Neurology, SDS, OT, PT, Urgent Care, ED, or a variety of other specialties.

Requirements

All coders MUST be certified through either the AAPC (CPC or COC) or AHIMA (CCS or CCS-P)
Must have a minimum of 2 years of experience.
Must have advanced working knowledge and experience with systems such as EMR, Billing, etc.
Must be proficient in Microsoft programs like Excel and Outlook. Examples include: Excel you should be able to open and add to a spreadsheet, perform basic formulas like adding or multiplying, and create a basic pivot table. Outlooks you should be able to manage emails and schedule and attend meetings.
Must have current coding materials such as CPT and ICD-10-CM coding references.
Regular, predictable, and punctual attendance is required.
Will be required to maintain an ongoing productivity level and accuracy rate of 95% or higher.
Will be required to maintain an ongoing quality score of 95% or higher.
Ability to communicate effectively and professionally both verbally and written.
Ability to coordinate, analyze, observe, make decisions, and meet deadlines.
May be required to perform other duties as assigned by Leadership Team Member.

Nice To Haves

1+ working experience in family medicine, multi-specialty, ortho, profee coding
Optometry coding a plus
CPC required
3M and Meditech experience a plus

Responsibilities

Provide various components of coding services to support our clients.
Calculate ProFee and/or Facility E/M levels by using an algorithm created by our company (training is provided).
Recognize critical care cases by patient acuity.
Code surgical procedures typical of an ER setting to capture additional revenue when appropriate.
Apply ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes to the highest level of specificity available.
Accurately apply diagnosis and procedure codes utilizing ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT®, and HCPCS.
Interpret coding guidelines for accurate code assignment.
Identify the importance of documentation on code assignment and the subsequent reimbursement impact.
Must maintain quality and productivity standards.
Communicate with clients in a professional manner that fosters an excellent working relationship to support the company and its business interests.
May assist Leadership, or Lead Coding Specialist, with reports as needed.
Potential opportunity to begin helping with auditing.
Align conduct with AHIMA's Standards of Ethical Coding and the Company’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and support the Company’s Ethics and Compliance Program.
Comply with all internal policies and procedures.
All Coders must maintain at least one credential either through AAPC or AHIMA.
Actively participate in Company provided training and education.
Ensure individual compliance with all privacy and security rules and regulations and commit to the protection of all Company confidential information, including but not limited to, Personal Health Information.