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Posted
1 day ago
Salary
$38 / hour
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Medical Coder II
Decypher
• Accurately assigns diagnosis and procedure codes for inpatient facility and professional services. • Performs necessary tasks within MHS GENESIS and other military coding systems. • Accurately assign Evaluation and Management (E&M) codes, ICD-CM diagnoses, CPT and HCPCS, modifiers, and quantities derived from medical record documentation. • Reviews encounter and/or record documentation to identify and resolve inconsistencies, ambiguities, or discrepancies. • Assigns accurate codes based on provider responses to coding queries. • Supports DHA coding compliance by performing due diligence in ethically and appropriately researching and/or interpreting existing guidance. • Utilizes MHS computer systems to remotely access patient records and assign codes for patient encounters in support of other MTFs. • Achieve and maintain DHA coding productivity and accuracy standards for the position. • Educates and provides feedback to providers and clinical staff to resolve documentation issues to support coding compliance. • Acts as a source of reference to medical staff having questions, issues, or concerns related to coding. • Responds to provider questions and provides examples of appropriate coding and documentation reference(s).
Job Requirements
- Four (4) years of medical coding and/or auditing experience in two (2) or more medical, surgical, and ancillary specialties within the past 10 years
- Minimum of two (2) years of medical coding or auditing experience if that experience was in an MTF.
- A minimum of one (1) year of performance in the specialty is required to be documented to be considered qualifying.
- Completion of ONE of the following: Associate's Degree or higher in -Health Information, -Healthcare Administration OR -Biological Science
- University Certificate in medical coding
- At least 30 semester hours university/college credit that includes relevant coursework such as anatomy/physiology, medical terminology, health information management, or pharmacology
- Successful completion of AAPC or AHIMA coding certification preparation course for professional services or facility coding that includes medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, health information management concepts, and pharmacology.
- Successful completion of a training course beyond apprentice level for medical technicians, hospital corpsmen, medical service specialists, or hospital training, obtained in a training program given by the Armed Forces or the U.S. Maritime Service under close medical and professional supervision
- Certification: ONE of the following recognized professional coding certifications: CPC, RHIT, RHIA, CCS-P AND ONE of the following recognized institutional coding certifications: CCS, RHIA, RHIT, COC
- Medical Coding Test: minimum 80% passing score
Benefits
- Flexible scheduling
- Up to 40 hours per week
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