1. Under direct supervision, the Outpatient Coding Team Lead, provides day to day supervision and instruction for the coders. The Inpatient Coding Team Lead oversees specific hospital outpatient accounts based on acuity for the purpose of appropriate reimbursement, research, statistics and compliance to federal and state regulations in accordance with established ICD-10-CM and CPT-4coding classification systems.
2. The Outpatient Coding Team Lead assists in resolving interdepartmental coding inquiries and communicates with various departments within the hospitals regarding billing and registration issues.
3. The Outpatient Coding Team Lead must have working knowledge of NCCI edits and medical necessity.
4. Serves as a clinical coding subject matter expert, and utilizes critical thinking to analyze and evaluate documentation issues with consultation from Clinical staff, Clinical Documentation Specialists, and Coding Quality as needed.
5. Provides coding support as needed for ICD-10 diagnostic codes and CPT-4 procedure codes to outpatient, ambulatory surgery, and observation visits for the purpose of reimbursement, research and compliance with federal and state regulations. Provides day to day instruction for the coders, which includes WQ monitoring, problem solving, monitoring productivity, scheduling, training, and enterprise testing.
6. Provides backup coding support for outpatient coding as needed.
7. Monitors coder’s assigned work on a daily basis in order to facilitate the billing process within the established timeframes.
8. Communicates staffing shortages for associated workload.
9. Monitors bill holds to maintain financial stability of organization.

The University of Maryland Medical System is a 14-hospital system with academic, community and specialty medical services reaching every part of Maryland and beyond. UMMS is a national and regional referral center for trauma, cancer care, Neurocare, cardiac care, women’s and children’s health and physical rehabilitation. UMMS is the fourth largest private employer in the Baltimore metropolitan area and one of the top 20 employers in the state of Maryland. No organization will give you the clinical variety, the support, or the opportunities for professional growth that you’ll enjoy as a member of our team. 

• Associates degrees or total of 6 years’ experience.
• 4 years’ experience with coding outpatient hospital medical records.
• One of the following: Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Professional Coder (CPC).
• · Bachelor’s degree in related field
• Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA).

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.