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.
Coder I McLaren Health Care - 3.2 Shelby Charter Township, MI Job Details Full-time 1 day ago Qualifications Associate of Applied Science Associate's degree
Full Job Description Position Summary:
Responsible for coding inpatient or outpatient records, reviews documentation and properly identifies and assigns ICD-10-CM, CPT-4/HCPCS and/or
ICD-10-PCS
codes for all reportable diagnoses and procedures. This includes determining the correct principal diagnosis, co-morbidities, and complications, secondary conditions, and surgical procedures.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities As Assigned :
1. Responsible for outpatient coding and charge validation (charge entry) 2. Responsible for coding simple inpatient visits (with < 30 days of LOS) 3. Properly identifies and assigns ICD-10-CM, CPT-4 or
ICD-10- PCS
codes. 4. Determines the correct principal diagnosis, co-morbidities, and complications, secondary conditions, and surgical procedures. 5. Ensures codes are assigned correctly and sequenced appropriately in compliance with medical coding guidelines and policies. 6. Maintains knowledge of current coding guidelines by self-study, assigned education, corporate coding meeting attendance, or related in-services. 7. Participates in internal and external quality review meetings and responses. 8. Works collaboratively with appropriate departments such as nursing or CDI (clinical documentation improvement), etc. to ensure accurate APR-DRG/SOI/ROM and their impact and other indicators as needed.
Qualifications:
Required:
Associate's degree HIT, Applied Science, Liberal Arts or other related healthcare field. Certified or eligible to be certified in at least one of the following within one year: AHIMA Certification (such as:
RHIA, RHIT, CCS
) AAPC Certification (such as:
CPC, CCC, COC, CIC, CHONC
etc.) AMAC Certification such as: ROCC (Radiation Oncology Certified Coder)
Preferred:
One year of facility outpatient, professional or inpatient coding experience.
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans Additional Information Schedule:
Full-time Requisition ID:
26004410
Daily Work Times:
8am - 4:30pm
Hours Per Pay Period:
80
On Call:
No Weekends:
No About Us McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan's largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
