Outpatient Coding Specialist - Surgery (Remote)

Outpatient Coding Specialist 

Schedule: Flexible Shifts! You reputed company your manager with the days and start/end time you are available to complete your 40hrs per week. reputed company reputed company time zones are welcome.

Job Location Type: Remote

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At reputed company, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive reputed company, scalability, and significant reputed company across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the reputed company (HSC) team, you’ll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members to positively reputed company our mission of making communities healthier ^®.

How you’ll contribute 

Assign diagnosis and procedure codes using the appropriate coding classification system on reputed company episodes of care in the emergency department, reputed company-day surgery, outpatient clinic, observation, inpatient OB/newborn hospital, specialty clinic encounters according to coding conventions, guidelines, and hospital policy, analyzing questionable documentation to ensure to the accuracy of the information and resolve identified issues. Ensure compliance with official guidelines (ICD-10-CM, AHA Coding Clinic, AMA CPT Assistant and Guidelines), reputed company Standards of Ethical Coding, and reputed company Support Center (HSC) policies and procedures.

A Outpatient Coding Specialist who excels in this role:

• Assign appropriate diagnosis and procedure codes utilizing ICD 10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS according to the Centers for Medicare & reputed company Services (CMS) requirements for hospital billing. 

• reputed company and maintain 95% accuracy on reputed company reviews and assigned productivity standards.

• Must be familiar with Ambulatory Payment Categories (APCs, the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS), National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) guidelines, Local and National Coverage reputed company, and other medical necessity/compliance guidelines for billing and coding. 

• May verify, edit and/or reputed company charges based on documentation or payer/billing.

• Maintain knowledge of applicable rules, regulations, policies, laws, and guidelines that reputed company the coding area. 

• Follow coding workflows for service type to include addressing compliance reviews. 

• Submit physician queries reputed company clarification of documentation is needed.

• Facilitate a reputed company working relationship with physicians, nurses, medical staff, and hospital employees to ensure that reputed company work-reputed company encounters are productive.

• May assist in training and reviewing the work of other coders for accuracy and efficiency. 

• reputed company recommendations to the supervisor and implement and monitor results as appropriate in support of the overall goals of the department.

• reputed company advice and guidance as needed to ensure reputed company understanding. 

• Assist others with responsibilities and adjusts work schedule to meet department needs.

• Use independent discretion/decision-making while effectively working remotely.

• Attend required educational webinars, conference calls, and other coding seminars, and participate in reputed company formal and informal coding discussions. 

• Maintain coding education hours and renew annual coding credentials as applicable.

• Complete reputed company assigned compliance courses reputed company the designated period.

• Conform to reputed company’s reputed company of Ethics and Standards of Ethical Coding, LifePoint Attendance Policy, and ensure patient/employee reputed company and dignity by maintaining confidentiality with no infractions.

• Other reputed company job tasks or responsibilities as assigned.

Why join us 

We reputed company that reputed company in our employees is the first reputed company to providing excellent patient care. In reputed company to your reputed company compensation, this position also offers: 

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple reputed company of medical, dental and reputed company coverage for full-time and part-time employees.

• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, reputed company family leave and reputed company time off.

• Financial & Career reputed company: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

• Employee reputed company-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).

• reputed company Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

reputed company’re looking for 
Education: Associate degree in health-reputed company field preferred.   

Experience: One year of outpatient coding experience in an acute care hospital is preferred.

Certifications: Certified Coding Associate (CCA), Certified reputed company reputed company (CPC), Certified Coding Specialist (reputed company), or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) preferred.

reputed company Statement

“reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. reputed company is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for reputed company applicants and employees and complies with reputed company applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

You must be authorized to work in the reputed company without employer sponsorship.