What are the responsibilities and job description for the Risk Adjustment Medical Coder, Fully Remote position at Centauri Health Solutions?
Role Overview
The Risk Adjustment Coder with AHIMA or AAPC certification performs medical record diagnosis code abstraction based upon clinical documentation, ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, AHA Coding Clinic Guidance, CMS program guidance, and in accordance with all state regulations, federal regulations, internal policies, and internal procedures. The Risk Adjustment Coder will apply guidance provided for the medical record code abstraction primarily for Medicaid lines of business (Complete Code Capture), but may also include Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment or Commercial Risk Adjustment. Certified through AHIMA or AAPC required.(CRC, CPC, CCS, CCS-P Certification Required)
Role Responsibilities
Perform code abstraction of medical records to ensure ICD-10-CM codes are accurately assigned and supported by clinical documentation
Identify diagnosis and chart level impairments and documentation improvement opportunities for provider education
Maintain current knowledge of ICD-10-CM codes, CMS documentation requirements, and state and federal regulations
Ability to pass coding quiz with 80% accuracy
Consistently maintain a minimum 95% accuracy on coding quality audits
Meet minimum productivity requirements as outlined by the project terms
Ability to adhere to client guidelines when superseding other guidelines
Assist coding leadership by making recommendations for process improvements to further enhance coding goals and outcomes
Handle other related duties as required or assigned
Role Requirements:
Minimum of 3 years certified with a core coding credential from AHIMA or AAPC
Must be one of the following (CRC, CPC, CCS, CCS-P)
Experience and proficiency working with Medicaid plans 1 years
Strong organizational skills
Technical savvy with high level of competence in basic computers, Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work independently in a remote environment
Minimum of 1 recent year of production coding experience in Retrospective Risk Adjustment coding (must be within last 6 months)
Required code set knowledge and coding experience in Medicaid (primary), Medicare, and Commercial benefit plans
Minimum of 1 year coding experience with Complete Code Capture
Salary : $26 - $29