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Sunstate Medical Specialists

Medical Coder

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A Medical Coder organizes and reviews patient medical records and assigns codes for each diagnosis and treatment. Prepares coded information for use by health care insurers or for research. May retrieve information for clinicians and billing offices. Works in healthcare facilities.

$59,935 / year median in Florida

-11% projected decline

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Why Join Us? SunState Medical Specialists (SMS) is proud to be a part of OneOncology in delivering exceptional, community-based specialty care across Florida. With a team of 105 physicians spanning urology, radiation oncology, medical oncology, breast surgery, general surgery, and head and neck surgery, SMS is committed to providing high-quality, accessible care. Our practice continues to expand services by offering advanced radiation therapies, in-house pharmacy and laboratory capabilities, care management, theranostics, cutting-edge diagnostic imaging, and clinical research. We are dedicated to recruiting top-tier physicians to help increase access to affordable, high-quality care throughout the state.
Job Description:
A Medical Coder, or Certified Professional Coder, is responsible for reviewing a patient's medical records after a visit and translating the information into codes that insurers use to process claims from patients. Their duties include confirming treatments with medical staff, identifying missing information and submitting forms to insurers for reimbursement. Medical Coder duties and responsibilities The duties and responsibilities of a Medical Coder vary from one healthcare facility to another. The main duty of a Medical Coder is assigning codes to medical procedures and diagnoses. Other duties and responsibilities of a Medical Coder include: Making sure that codes are assigned correctly and sequenced appropriately as per government and insurance regulations Complying with medical coding guidelines and policies Receiving and reviewing patients' charts and documents for verification and accuracy Following up and clarifying any information that is not clear to other staff members Collecting information made by the Physician from different sources to prepare monthly reports Implementing strategic procedures and choosing strategies and evaluation methods that provide correct results Examining any medical malpractice that has been reported by analyzing and identifying the medical procedures, diagnoses or events that lead to the negligence