What are the responsibilities and job description for the Coder - Revenue Cycle Coding position at University of Texas Medical Branch?
Job Summary :
Properly codes Professional Inpatient, Physician outpatient and technical charges for multiple clinics to ensure accuracy and optimal reimbursement from all third-party payers
Minimum Qualifications :
High school diploma or equivalent and two years of medical billing or related experience, or related training from an accredited agency. The coder must be able to code & QA Outpatient Technical and Professional in 4 or more specialties. CCA, CCS, or CCSP coding certification from AHIMA, or CPCA, CPC, CPCHA coding certification from AAPC required within one year of hire. A successful completion of General Compliance Coder testing within 6 months of hire is also required
At least one of the following certifications are required :
- CCA - Certified Coding Associate American Health Information Management (AHIMA) Or
- CCS - Cert-Cert Coding Specialist American Health Information Management (AHIMA) Or
- CCS-P - Cert-CCS-P Physician Based American Health Information Management (AHIMA) Or
- RHIA - Cert-Reg Health Inform. Admins American Health Information Management (AHIMA) Or
- RHIT - Cert-Reg Health Inform. TECH American Health Information Management (AHIMA) Or
- CIC - Certified Inpatient Coder American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) Or
- COC - Certified Outpatient Coder American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) Or
- CPC - Cert-Cert Professional Coder American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) Or
- CPC-A - Cert Prof Coder - Apprentice American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) Or
- CRC - Cert Risk Adjustment Coder American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
Preferred Qualifications
PB / HB, Revenue Cycle, Coding, Charge Capture, Medicare, CMS Preferred.
