Posting Note: This position will involve assignment of the injection and infusion codes to both inpatient and outpatient encounters.
This position assigns, per coding guidelines, the current version of ICD diagnosis and procedure codes and CPT-4 procedure codes for Observation, Same Day Surgery, Emergency Department, Urgent Care and/or Ancillary medical records. Completes coding for all accounts on a timely basis within the four day bill hold time frame. Follows up on all accounts needing coding queries or documentation completion by clinicians or medical staff. Demonstrates coding competencies with quality of coding and daily output of volume consistent with department productivity standards.
This position assigns, per coding guidelines, the current version of ICD diagnosis and procedure codes for Inpatient medical records or outpatient Infusion accounts. Completes coding for all accounts on a timely basis within the four day bill hold time frame. This position also follows up on all accounts needing coding queries or documentation completion by clinicians or medical staff. Demonstrates coding competencies with quality of coding and meeting department productivity standards.
This position receives supervision from the HIM Coding Compliance Manager to perform internal coding quality reviews to ensure compliance with Official Coding Guidelines, UHDDS definitions and hospital coding policies. This position also provides training and education to the Coding Staff and Medical Staff, and maintains current department policies related to coding and abstracting. This position assists with coding production as needed, reviews and resolves coding issues related to billing, researches complex coding issues, and participates in process improvement related to coding and abstracting.