Base: $25.30 - $37.94 / hourly; bonus/equity: not ...
Remote
Review medical record documentation
Determine appropriate billing codes
Select comprehensive diagnoses and procedures
Washington University in St. Louis is seeking a Certified Coder to work remotely within the Department of Medicine. The role involves reviewing medical records for appropriate billing codes and ensuring documentation compliance while offering benefits such as competitive health insurance and educational assistance
Job Summary
Reviews the documentation in the record to identify all pertinent facts necessary to select the comprehensive diagnoses and procedures that fully describe the patients conditions and treatment.
Meets with physicians to review documentation, resolve coding and secure signature of all unsigned dates of service, tagging files for follow up.
WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
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Washington University in St. Louis is seeking a Certified Coder to work remotely within the Department of Medicine. The role involves reviewing medical records for appropriate billing codes and ensuring documentation compliance while offering benefits such as competitive health insurance and educational assistance.
Salary
Base: $25.30 - $37.94 / Hourly; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
review medical record documentation
determine appropriate billing codes
select comprehensive diagnoses and procedures
code evaluation and management
code diagnosis to appropriate ICD-9 code
Nice-to-have
increase physician awareness of documentation
prepare case reports
initiate follow-up for billing process
Key Requirements
Certified Coding Associate (CCA)
Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)
Certified Coding Specialist - Physican based (CCS-P)
Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
Certified Professional Coder - Apprentice (CPC-A)
Certified Professional Coder - Hospital (CPC-H)
Certified Professional Coder - Hospital Apprentice (CPC-H-A)
Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)