Physician Coder: Oncology Surgery

MedKoder•Mandeville, LA

2d•Remote

About The Position

MedKoder, LLC is a full-service medical coding management services provider based in Mandeville, Louisiana, specializing in expert medical coding for health systems, providers, and payers. MedKoder delivers accurate, efficient, and ethical coding, aiming to ensure accurate payment and financial peace for clients. With a team of certified coders throughout the United States, MedKoder emphasizes coding excellence, remote-work flexibility, and a positive workplace culture, earning high employee satisfaction ratings and awards with Best Places to Work in Modern Healthcare and City Business Best Places to Work. This is a full-time, remote position that offers a flexible schedule. Physician Coder: Oncology Surgery 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: Oncology Surgery is expected to adhere to MedKoder’s internal coding policies and expectations set forth by department management. Physician Coder: Oncology Surgery 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 experience specializing in the following areas: Oncology Surgery coder with expertise in E/M services, as well as surgeries related to the following areas: Breast (and reconstructions), Colorectal, Gynecological, Head/Neck/Throat, Lung, and Urological, to include co-surgeries and assistants. E/M expertise must include teaching physician scenarios, split/shared services, and incident-to billing.

Requirements

High School diploma required.
Successful completion of at least one AHIMA or AAPC certified program with the achievement of the correlating professional credential (CCS-P, CPC, etc.); active and in good standing. A CPC or CCS-P certification is required. 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 Oncology Surgery.
Must have proficient knowledge of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, CPT, ICD-10 coding, modifiers, disease processes, surgical techniques, and Medicare 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

Associates or BS degree preferred.
Experience working with Google Workspace preferred but not required.
Experience working remotely is preferred but not required.
Auditing experience a PLUS.
CPMA certification is a PLUS.
Cerner PowerChart experience is a PLUS.

Responsibilities

Review and accurately code Oncology 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 averaging 95% accuracy rate on a consistent basis.
Attend conference calls as necessary to provide information and/or feedback.
Communicate with leadership on coding or documentation issues/trends.
Stay current on all coding guidelines (to include oncology and surgery-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.