Physician Coder: Neurosurgery

MedKoder•Mandeville, LA

1d•Remote

About The Position

Physician Coder: Neurosurgery is responsible for reviewing and accurately coding all professional services including evaluation and management, diagnostics, surgeries, and procedures in compliance with applicable Medicare, Medicaid, and third-party payer guidelines to ensure receipt of accurate reimbursement. Physician Coder: Neurosurgery is expected to adhere to MedKoder’s internal coding policies and expectations set forth by department management. Physician Coder: Neurosurgery must prioritize daily duties, multitask, communicate effectively, and make the decisions necessary to complete all assigned tasks and accomplish their goals. We are currently looking for candidates with recent experience specializing in the following areas: Neurosurgery coder with expertise in surgical coding and E/M services, as well as experience in Interventional Neurology (cerebral angiograms). E/M expertise includes teaching physician scenarios, split/shared services, and incident-to billing.

Requirements

High School diploma required. Associate or BS degree preferred.
Successful completion of at least one AHIMA or AAPC-certified program with the achievement of the correlating professional credential (CCS, CPC, etc.); active and in good standing. A CPC or CCS-P certification is required. The CPC-A is not accepted.
Minimum of 3 years of physician coding experience (recent hands-on production) in the specialty of Neurosurgery, specifically for surgeries, E/M services, and office procedures.
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.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with Google Workspace is preferred but not required.
Experience working remotely is preferred but not required.
Auditing experience is a PLUS.
CPMA certification is a PLUS.
Epic and Cerner PowerChart experience is a PLUS.

Responsibilities

Review and accurately code profee Neurosurgery surgical and E/M cases to maximize reimbursement in a timely manner.
Review and accurately code E/M visits, office procedures, and surgeries.
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.