What are the responsibilities and job description for the Profee Surgical Coder - USFTGP RCO position at Academic Medical Group Inc?
Profee Surgical Coder - USFTGP RCO
- (250000PG)
The Professional Surgical Coder is an advanced coding position responsible for accurate and timely assignment of diagnoses, modifiers, and procedure codes to surgical encounters for physicians in the outpatient and inpatient settings. This position requires use of established department policies and protocols in conjunction with the current versions of ICD-10-CM and CPT-4. The Professional Surgical Coder is expected to query providers when documentation requires clarification and will proactively work with medical leadership to address concerns in documentation trends. This position works with direct support from and under the direction of the Coding Lead, Coding Supervisor, and/or Coding Manager to make certain their skills and knowledge remain in peak condition. The Professional Surgical Coder also ensures compliance with federal and state laws, regulations, and standards related to health information and coding principles. This role requires strong knowledge of medical coding guidelines, regulations, as well as best practices and serves as a resource and subject matter expert to clinical and revenue cycle staff.
Required Skills:
High School Diploma or GED
Certification And/Or
American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) - Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
Work Experience and Additional Information
Minimum of two (2) years' experience in surgical/procedural coding required. Must have experience with data entry of codes into a database and/or software tool. Professional working experience with Microsoft products (MS Office - Word, Excel and Outlook). Coders are held to high standard, best practices are to achieve a greater than 95% accuracy rate during coding assessments.
