What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Coder position at Trinity Employment Specialists?
Certified Professional Coder | Tulsa, OK
Monday-Friday | $23/hour DOE | Temp-hire
Understanding of LCDs, NCDs, reading documentation to attach proper diagnosis codes to procedures, E/M and surgical coding highly preferred**
Medical Coder responsibilities
- Comply with all legal requirements regarding coding procedures and practices
- Conduct audits and coding reviews to ensure all documentation is accurate and precise
- Assign and sequence all codes for services rendered
- Collaborate with billing department to ensure all bills are satisfied in a timely manner
- Communicate with insurance companies about coding errors and disputes
- Submit statistical data for analysis and research by other departments
- Contact physicians and other health care professionals with questions about treatments or diagnostic tests given to patients with regard to coding procedures
Medical Coder skills
- Minimum 5 years’ medical coding experience
- AAPC
- Excellent typing and 10-key speed and accuracy
- Superior mathematical skills
- Commitment to high level of customer service
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At least 5 years of coding experience
* Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the healthcare system. Classify medical and healthcare concepts, including diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment, into the healthcare industry's numerical coding system. Includes medical coders.
* Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.
* Compile and maintain patients' medical records to document condition and treatment and to provide data for research or cost control and care improvement efforts.
* Consult classification manuals to locate information about disease processes.
* Enter data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures, or treatment into computer.
* Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.
* Maintain or operate a variety of health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or analyze information.
* Post medical insurance billings.
* Process and prepare business or government forms.
* Process patient admission or discharge documents.
* Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
* Release information to persons or agencies according to regulations.
* Resolve or clarify codes or diagnoses with conflicting, missing, or unclear information by consulting with doctors or others or by participating in the coding team's regular meetings.
* Retrieve patient medical records for physicians, technicians, or other medical personnel.
* Review records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations.
* Scan patients' health records into electronic formats.
* Schedule medical appointments for patients.
* Transcribe medical reports.
Salary : $23
