*CCS is required* Strong Inpatient coding experience required. Approved to work remote in the following states: CA, TX, NC, TN, WI, IA and UT. If residing in CA, they cannot work from Berkeley, Emeryville, LA city, San Francisco city, San Diego city, Oakland or Santa Monica per HR policy. Schedule is Mon-Fri first shift.

DUTIES:

· Reviews clinical documentation and diagnostic results and applies appropriate ICD10CM, and CPT4 codes.

· Codes are used for billing, internal and external reporting, research and regulatory compliance activities.

· Resolves billing related errors and assists with workflow changes and process improvement projects.

· Meets ongoing productivity and quality standard of 95% accuracy rate or better.

· Verifies that all ICD10 codes are correctly captured.

· Verifies that physician is correctly abstracted.

· Keeps abreast of coding guideline changes.

· May identify chargeable items for facility level for given department.

· May assign codes for diagnoses and treatment for ancillary outpatient encounters.

· Abides by the standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and adheres to all official coding guidelines.

· Performs other duties as assigned.

· Additionally, the Coder III utilize0s technical coding principles and APC reimbursement expertise to assign appropriate ICD10CM and CPt4 procedures.

· Assigns codes for diagnoses, treatment and procedure for multiple specialized departments, including Outpatient ancillary, Emergency Department, and Inpatient and Outpatient Surgery.

· Determines the correct principal diagnosis, comorbidities, complications, secondary conditions and surgical procedures.

· Assigns MSDRG, Present on Admission (POA) indicators, Hospital Acquired conditions), and accurately abstracts discharge dispositions.

· Queries physicians per established policy and procedure when documentation is not clear or conflicting.

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

· Five years of progressive inpatient coding experience in an acute care facility.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

· High school diploma or equivalent required. Completion of a certified coding program or graduate of a CAHIM accredited HIT program required. CCS Credential.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $28.15 - $33.90 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work setting:

• Remote

Application Question(s):

• Need to be located only in following states: CA, TX, NC, TN, WI, IA and UT

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• ICD-10: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Certified Coding Specialist (Required)

Location:

• Tennessee (Required)

Work Location: Remote