Physician Coder: Cardiology

MedKoder•Mandeville, LA

2d•Remote

About The Position

MedKoder, LLC is seeking a Physician Coder specializing in Cardiology for a 100% remote, full-time position. This role involves reviewing and accurately coding professional services, including evaluation and management, diagnostics, surgeries, and procedures, in compliance with Medicare, Medicaid, and third-party payer guidelines to ensure accurate reimbursement. The ideal candidate will have recent experience in Cardiology IR/CV coding with expertise in specialty surgical coding and E/M services, and must hold a CIRCC credential. The position requires adherence to MedKoder's internal coding policies, prioritization of daily duties, multitasking, effective communication, and decision-making to achieve goals. Candidates must be able to work independently, research coding scenarios, meet daily production and quality goals (95% accuracy), attend conference calls, communicate coding or documentation issues to leadership, stay current on coding guidelines, and maintain confidentiality. The role also involves participating in department meetings and potentially expanding coding skill sets into other specialties.

Requirements

High School diploma required.
Successful completion of at least one AHIMA or AAPC-certified program with the achievement of the corresponding professional credential (e.g., CCS-P, CPC, or another applicable AAPC stand-alone credential), which must be active and in good standing. The CPC-A is not accepted.
Minimum of 5 years physician coding experience (recent hands-on production), with at least 3 years of recent coding in the specialty of Cardiology IR and Vascular, ideally for: Arteriovenous fistulograms and interventions, AV fistula and AV graft creation, revision, thrombectomy, and maintenance, Central venous catheter placement, exchange, and removal (including ESRD access), Embolization procedures, Diagnostic and interventional angiography, Peripheral arterial and venous interventions, Endovascular thrombectomy and thrombolysis, Carotid artery interventions, including TCAR, EVAR and complex endovascular aortic repairs, Open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, Vascular bypass procedures, Carotid endarterectomy, Major amputations related to vascular disease.
Must have proficient knowledge of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, disease processes, CPT coding and guidelines by the AMA, ICD-10-CM coding and guidelines, modifiers, surgical techniques, and Medicare (CMS/MAC) and Medicaid billing policies for professional services.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Windows, and electronic healthcare record information and billing systems.
CIRCC credential is required.

Nice To Haves

Associate or BS degree preferred.
Experience in the following for Interventional Cardiology is a PLUS: TAVR/TAVI, TMVR, TTVR/TTVI, TEE performed in conjunction with structural heart procedures
Experience in the following for Cardiac Surgery is a PLUS: CABG, Heart transplant procedures, Other major cardiothoracic procedures
Experience in the following for Pediatric/Congenital is a PLUS: Pediatric cardiology, Congenital heart disease procedures, PDA repair/closure, Transposition of the great vessels (TGA), Fetal cardiology and NICU services
Experience working with Google Workspace preferred but not required.
Experience working remotely is preferred but not required.
CCVTC certification is a PLUS.
Auditing experience is a PLUS.
CPMA certification is a PLUS.
Billing (denials) experience is a PLUS.
Epic and Cerner PowerChart experience is a PLUS.

Responsibilities

Review and accurately code Cardiology IR/CV Surgery and E/M cases to maximize reimbursement in a timely manner.
Review and accurately code E/M visits and office procedures.
Able to work independently and research coding scenarios.
Coder is responsible for meeting our daily production goal and our quality goal of consistently averaging a 95% accuracy rate.
Attend conference calls as necessary to provide information and feedback.
Communicate with leadership on coding or documentation issues/trends.
Stay current on all coding guidelines (including specialty-specific guidelines) and maintain credentials as necessary.
Participate in coding department and education meetings.
Flexible to expand coding skill set into other specialties.
Maintain confidentiality and protect sensitive information.
Other duties as assigned by leadership.