UB Billing Specialist
About The Position
The UB Billing Specialist is responsible for accurately assigning ICD-10-CM, CPT, and ICD-10-PCS codes to patient encounters according to established guidelines. This role involves reviewing medical records on nursing units and collaborating with CDI staff to ensure specificity in physician documentation. The specialist will also serve as an educational resource to the Medical Staff to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, assist with retrospective record audits to validate accuracy and identify improvement opportunities, and perform inpatient and outpatient hospital coding, as well as other assignments from supervisors.
Requirements
- Associate degree in Health Information Management OR graduate of an approved coding course OR equivalent coding experience.
- Five (5) years medical record coding experience.
- Credentialed in Health Information Management as an RHIT, RHIA, CCS, CCA, CPC, COC, CIC.
Responsibilities
- Accurately assign ICD-10-CM, CPT, ICD-10-PCS codes to applicable patient encounters according to established guidelines.
- Review patients’ medical records on the nursing units.
- Work closely with the CDI staff to promote specificity in physician documentation.
- Serve as an educational/informational resource to the Medical Staff, as needed to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.
- Assist with auditing records retrospectively to validate accuracy of concurrent process and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Assign inpatient and outpatient hospital coding.
- Perform all other assignments given by supervisors as needed.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
