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Fairview Health Services
Coder 2
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What they do
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.
$66,223 / year median in Minnesota
-13% projected decline
Job Description
Job Overview Fairview is seeking a Coder 2 to join our team. This is a full-time, benefit-eligible position working 80 hours per pay period . The role is scheduled for day shift hours and requires availability to work one Saturday per month . The ideal candidate will have experience with Emergency Department (ED) coding as well as both Hospital Billing (HB) and Professional Billing (PB) coding, with a strong understanding of coding guidelines, accuracy, and productivity standards. The Coder 2 analyzes clinical documentation; assign appropriate diagnosis, procedure, and levels of service codes; abstract the codes and other clinical data. Performs a variety of technical functions within the Outpatient coding area, codes outpatient visits, sent-in-labs, consolidated funding accounts, utilizing ICD-10-CM, CPT-4, and HCPCs Coding Classification systems. Utilizes an electronic coding software to code to the highest level of specificity, ensuring optimal and appropriate reimbursement for the services provided. Responsibility includes resolving medical necessity edits and extracting and entering data into the medical record. This information is then used to determine reimbursement levels, assess quality of care, study patterns of illness and injuries, compare healthcare data between facilities and between physicians, and meet regulatory and payer reporting requirements. Coder 2's also resolves clinical documentation and charge capture discrepancies and provides feedback to providers on the quality of their documentation and charging. Responsibilities Maintains knowledge of, and complies with, all relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards. Actively participates in creating and implementing improvements. Assigns ICD-10, CPT-4, and HCPCs codes to all diagnoses, treatments, and procedures, according to official coding guidelines. Knowledge of relationship of disease management, medications and ancillary test results on diagnoses assigned. Extracts required information from electronic medical record and enters encoder and abstracting system. Follows-up on unabstracted accounts to assure timely billing and reimbursement. Resolves any questions concerning diagnosis, procedures, clinical content of the chart or code selection through research and communication. May query physicians on documentation according to established procedures and guidelines. Meets departmental productivity and quality standards Complete projects as assigned. Timely and accurate work Contributes to the process or enablement of collecting expected payment Understands and adheres to Revenue Cycle's Escalation Policy. Required Qualifications Certificate program in Coding or