About this role
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Apply appropriate coding classification standards and guidelines to medical record documentation for accurate coding.
- Submit necessary provider queries to resolve documentation discrepancies.
- Perform quality assessment of records, including verification of medical record documentation.
- Responsible for researching errors or missing documentation from medical records to provide accurate coding processes.
- Abstracts and assigns the appropriate ICD-10-CM/PCS codes for all diagnoses and procedures performed in the outpatient and inpatient settings as applicable.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Must have inpatient medical and surgical coding experience, including complicated procedures.
- Must have experience coding for trauma centers and teaching facilities.
- Must be able to pass a coding assessment.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
- Must have the ability to multi-task and excellent communication skills.
- Must maintain a 95% QA accuracy rate and meet production expectations.
- Must be able to apply official coding guidelines and Coding Clinics.
- Must have experience working in a remote environment.