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Costa Mesa, CA | United States
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Job Title: Coder I Location: Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Duration: 3-6 month contract Schedule Notes:7:30am-4:00pm; Mon-Fri Remote available but would need in house training for first 3 weeks or so. Neuro surgery experience preferred Duties :
- The Coder reviews clinical documentation and diagnostic results and applies appropriate ICD-10-CM.
- Codes are used for billing, internal and external reporting, research and regulatory compliance activities.
- Resolves billing related errors and assists with workflow changes and process improvement projects.
- Meets ongoing productivity and quality standard of 95% accuracy rate or better.
- Verifies that all ICD-10 codes are correctly captured. Verifies that physician is correctly abstracted.
- Keeps abreast of coding guideline changes.
- Participates in internal and external quality review meetings.
- May identify chargeable items for facility level for given department.
- May assign codes for diagnoses and treatment for ancillary outpatient encounters.
- Abides by the standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and adheres to all official coding guidelines.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Coder I may be asked to assist Fiscal Coder with reviewing codes on front end and/or back end claim edits.
Skills :
- Two years of hospital acute care OP diagnostic coding experience including Emergency, Outpatient procedures, and same day surgery required.
Education :
- High school diploma or equivalent required. Completion of a certified coding program or graduate of a CAHIM accredited HIT program required.
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