Outpatient Surgery Coder
About The Position
UW Medicine Enterprise Records and Health Information has an outstanding opportunity for an OUTPATIENT SURGERY CODER. WORK SCHEDULE 100% FTE, Days 100% Remote POSITION HIGHLIGHTS This Outpatient Surgery Coding Specialist 3 position provides support to the Enterprise Records and Health Information department for coding highly specialized services. Outpatient Surgery coder should have experience for complex surgical procedures which include but not limited to General Surgery, Integumentary/Plastic, Orthopedics/Podiatry, Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Hemic and Lymphatic, Digestive, Urinary, Reproductive/Genital , Endocrine, Nervous, Ophthalmology, Auditory, and others DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION Enterprise Records and Health Information (ERHI) is a Shared Service Department that supports all aspects of the patient medical record from governance, integrity, documentation timeliness, completion, clinical coding, billing, release, and tracking to management of access, retention, and destruction ERHI provides advice and resources related to the lifecycle management of all UW Medicine records ERHI is an integral part of the Enterprise Revenue Cycle and has a unique role in the organization that supports both clinical and operational activities.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent and three years of coding experience or equivalent education/experience.
- Certified as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Coding Specialist – Physician Based (CCS-P), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC), Certified Outpatient Coder (COC), Certified Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular Coder (CIRCC), Radiology Certified Coder (RCC) or Radiation Oncology Certified Coder (ROCC).
- Equivalent experience/education may be considered
Responsibilities
- Reviews available electronic and other appropriate documentation within Epic and/or Cerner to identify all billable ambulatory surgery procedures and services requiring facility fee coding be captured through Epic Hospital Billing (HB) and 3M computer assisted coding (CAC)
- Reviews and resolves coding edits related to procedures and services charged during the ambulatory surgery visit in the operating room at the time of completing coding
- Consults with physicians and/or clinical department representatives, as appropriate, to verify services were rendered, documented and meets the requirements for coding as an outpatient/ambulatory patient type
- Maintains three day coding turnaround times for ambulatory surgery accounts based on date of service
- Identifies and escalates to Coding Leadership impacts to timely coding and charge capture, and avoidable delays for billing and reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
