Coding Team Leader

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

📋 Description

• Acts as the primary contact for coder inquiries

• Evaluates documentation for necessary elements such as attestations, signatures, dates, etc.

• Abstracts and codes surgical procedures from all sections of CPT, linking surgical codes to ASA

• Implements appropriate modifiers

• Codes ICD-10

• Extracts anesthesia times and events

• Identifies and assigns care team providers

• Reviews cases for medical direction

• Achieves team KPIs, including daily production and quarterly coding audit score standards

• Handles cases escalated by coding staff and provides feedback on those cases

• Analyzes data and generates required reports for management upon request

• Manages complex edits and denials, including concurrency and provider time conflicts

• Aids coders with quarterly audit findings and rebuttals

• Collaborates on the development and updates of playbooks (SOPs/pathways)

• Communicates intricate coding questions to the coding quality and education department

• Identifies and reports emerging trends

• Performs other assigned duties

⛳️ Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent is mandatory

• Experience in medical records is essential

• Ability to self-motivate and initiate new projects

• Capability to work independently

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligible for a quarterly bonus

• Bonuses are not guaranteed and depend on both company and individual performance