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Medical Coder

Medical Billing and CodingMedical Billing and CodingOtherRemoteMid LevelTeam 501-1,000

Location

United States

Posted

89 days ago

Salary

$18 - $19 / hour

Seniority

Mid Level

No structured requirement data.

Job Description

Medical Coder

IO Management Company LLC

Description Location: Remote - Work From Home Compensation: $17.50-$19.00/hr Schedule: Monday-Friday; 40 hours per week *Candidates must reside in one of the following states: Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, or Washington. Ideal Option has been working on the front lines of the opioid epidemic since our first clinic opened in 2012. With more than 80 clinics across 9 states, we continuously strive to be the nation’s leading provider of low-barrier evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder. We are looking for a Medical Coder to join our growing team and help us in our vision to give back lives, reunite families, and heal communities that are suffering from the devastating effects of substance use disorder. We value our patients and our employees! We treat our employees like we would want to be treated ourselves: with respect and compassion. Benefits: At Ideal Option, we offer our employees a competitive and comprehensive benefits program to recognize how important you are to the company. Current benefits include: • Medical, vision, and dental • Short-term and long-term disability options • Life insurance • Employee Assistance and Life Assistance programs • A 401K retirement program • Pet Insurance • Paid time off and paid holidays The Role: As a Medical Coder, you play a key role in performing accurate coding and billing services within the billing department. Additional responsibilities include: - Reviews documentation and assigns appropriate ICD-10, CPT and HCPCS codes. - Assigns appropriate primary diagnosis after deciding what was chiefly responsible for the encounter. - Assigns appropriate modifiers according to guidelines. This includes and isn’t limited to deciding when the modifiers are appropriate to add onto CPT codes. - Finalizes the appropriate data for accounts. This includes but isn’t limited to assigning dates of service and physician names to appropriate procedures that were performed during the encounter and finalizing the account when completed. - Clarifies documentation or diagnosis by communicating with the physician. This includes but isn’t limited to: - Decides clarity needed and sends query to the physician. - Follows up after the physician answers the question and assign appropriate codes. - Maintains knowledge of current billing rules and trends for billing types assigned by attending seminars, workshops and watching webinars. - Ensures weekly, monthly, and quarterly department goals are met. - Helps assist any of the billing department with their job functions which includes but isn’t limited to verifying patient eligibility and working to resolve denied claims. - Meets Ideal Options core values of efficiency and accuracy. - Coder will comply with all elements within HIPPA and the Privacy Act. - Makes recommendations to the Billing and Coding Manager for process and quality improvement. - Identifies revenue cycle issues via the coding/billing process. - Maintains knowledge of current coding rules and trends for coding types assigned by attending seminars, workshops and watching webinars. Our ideal candidate is: Professional with strong interpersonal skills and effective communication skills, verbal and written. You maintain good work habits and good attendance. You also can work independently and have great problem-solving skills. Requirements Minimum Requirements to be considered: - High School Diploma or GED. - A minimum of one-year experience with physician coding. - AAPC Credential: Minimum certification of a CPC, Or AHIMA certification, or in pursuit of certification. - Proficiency with Microsoft product suite and Internet.

Job Requirements

  • Professional with strong interpersonal skills and effective communication skills, verbal and written.
  • Maintains good work habits and good attendance.
  • Can work independently and has great problem-solving skills.
  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • A minimum of one-year experience with physician coding.
  • AAPC Credential: Minimum certification of a CPC, or AHIMA certification, or in pursuit of certification.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft product suite and Internet.

Benefits

  • Medical, vision, and dental.
  • Short-term and long-term disability options.
  • Life insurance.
  • Employee Assistance and Life Assistance programs.
  • A 401K retirement program.
  • Pet Insurance.
  • Paid time off and paid holidays.

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