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Company name : SSM Health
Location : St. Louis, MO 63103
Position : Coder I

Description :
Remote work is permitted for those in the St. Louis metro area. Primarily focuses on coding of moderate complexity, such as outpatient or inpatient evaluation and management and minor procedures.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Manages assigned charge review and coding-related claim edit work queues to ensure timely and accurate charge capture. Accurately deciphers charge error reasons and plans follow-up steps.
Identifies all billable services. Reviews all applicable data sources, including but not limited to, electronic health record, inpatient admit, discharge and transfer (ADT) reports, operative logs (aka Op Logs), nursing home visit documentation, procedure reports generated from non-the electronic health record systems, etc.
Reviews medical record documentation in the electronic health record and/or on paper. Identifies, enters and posts CPT-4 and ICD-10 codes to the electronic health record. Identifies need for medical records from outside the organization and follows established procedures to obtain. Ensures all coded services meet appropriate Medicare, National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) or payer-specific guidelines.
Consults with physicians/ providers as needed to clarify any documentation in the record that is inadequate, ambiguous, or unclear for coding purposes. Provides education around documentation improvement for maximum patient care.
Assists physicians/providers with questions regarding coding and documentation guidelines. Provides ongoing feedback based on observations from coding physician/provider documentation. Identifies opportunities for education and communicates trends to leaders.
Reviews and resolves charge sessions that fail charge review edits, claim edits, and follow up denials. Works to improve billing based on findings/resolution of errors.
Is watchful for charge review, claim edit, and coding-related denial trends and shares trends with supervisor, managers, and team members to facilitate root cause analysis and continuous process improvement.
Manages assigned charge review, claim edit, and coding follow up work queues.
Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

High school diploma or equivalent

EXPERIENCE

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