Coder - Professional Job Description Coder – Professionals are responsible for professional coding includes the assignment of ICD-CM, CPT, and HCPCS codes, modifiers, and evaluation and management (E/M codes) provider audits. Interacts with medical staff, nursing, ancillary departments, provider offices, and outside organizations. Department: Medical Records Starting wage: $21.62 , pay based on applicable experience. Responsibilities Analyze and confirm assigned encounters for provider’s selection of EM code level utilizing EM code level selection auditing tool., Assists physicians with record documentation needs by requesting clarification for additional information. Assists in educating physicians and ancillary staff members about documentation needed for coding process. Contacts physician offices and/or SBL departments as needed for diagnostic information to code the encounter., Assists with training new coding staff as requested., Codes all types of encounters as assigned and assists co-workers as needed., Codes and resolves clinic, hospitalist, ED, and applicable ancillary services professional encounters based on established production standards., Ensures data quality and optimum reimbursement allowable under the federal and state payment systems., Meets quality standards of having 95% of diagnoses and procedures appropriately and/or correctly coded., Performs follow-up on encounters that need to be coded and resolved., Reviews and corrects all encounters that are rejected or denied., Reviews record thoroughly to ascertain all diagnoses/procedures. Codes all diagnoses/procedures in accordance to ICD-CM and CPT coding principles, official guidelines and regulations. Requirements: AS (Required), High School (Required) CCS - Certified Coding Specialist - American Health Information Management Association, Certified Professional Coder - Sarah Bush Lincoln When you come to work for Sarah Bush Lincoln or Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care, you have our commitment to help make this the best work experience of your life. Career development is available through continuing education and on-site training, so come grow with us! We are striving to be the employer of choice in the area. Employees reap the benefit of our work culture which is steeped in professional and personal development programs. We have developed a solid benefit package to help retain our employees, while providing them opportunities to grow their careers. We support on-site classroom learning programs and internet courses, and we have a generous tuition reimbursement program-- all designed to help staff achieve their goals.