Coding Specialist III

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Analyze clinical documentation to assign codes for diagnoses and procedures related to inpatient hospital claims and data requirements.

• Assign codes for diagnoses, evaluation and management levels, as well as surgical CPT codes for both professional and technical claims.

• Confirm the accuracy of MS-DRG and APC calculations.

• Extract clinical data for various purposes.

• Address diagnosis, EM level, surgical CPT, and/or PCS coding-related claims scrubber edits.

• Collaborate with client personnel and providers as necessary.

• Attend client and Savista meetings and training sessions.

• Keep up-to-date with coding conventions relevant to client assignments.

• Perform additional related tasks as needed.

⛳️ Requirements

• Valid AHIMA (American Health Information Association) credential or current AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders) credential.

• Minimum of one year of pertinent coding experience for the specific patient population within the last six months.

• Achieve a passing score of 80% or higher on designated pre-employment assessments.

• Proficient in assigning ICD-10-CM and PCS codes for inpatient visits, or ICD-10-CM codes, along with professional and technical EM levels and surgical CPT codes for physician visits.

• Capability to validate MS-DRG or APC assignments.

• Skill in abstracting clinical data.

• Competence in resolving hospital inpatient or professional and technical coding-related claims scrubber edits.

• Ability to stay informed about relevant coding conventions.

• Consistently achieve a quality level of 95% or higher and maintain commercially viable production rates.

🏝️ Benefits

• Recognized as a Certified Great Place to Work for four consecutive years.

• Flexible remote work options available.