Job Description
Job DescriptionDescription:
Are you an experienced, detail-oriented medical coder? We’re looking for people like you to join our rapidly growing team! speroMD is a unique, physician-owned revenue cycle management company made up of individuals who are dedicated to providing the highest quality services to our clients. The certified medical coder position performs various duties to accurately interpret and bill physician charges for physician services. This includes entering the appropriate CPT, ICD-10 and HCPCS codes and submitting charges to payers. You will be responsible for the collection and coding of simple and complex physician encounters and procedures. You will process accurate coding and charge information by patient, including but not limited to ambulatory, hospital-based and surgery center procedures to ensure that claims are submitted to insurance payers in the most compliant and efficient manner possible.
This is a REMOTE opportunity.
Essential Job Functions:
- Assist with all coding processes and changes
- Analyzes medical information from medical records. Accurately codes diagnostic and procedural information in accordance with national coding guidelines and appropriate reimbursement requirements.
- Provides thorough, timely and accurate assignments of ICD and/or CPT4 codes, modifiers, MS-DRGs, APCs, POAs and reconciliation of charges.
- Abstracts clinical diagnoses, procedure codes and documents other pertinent information obtained from the medical record into the electronic medical records.
- Performs initial charge review to determine appropriate ICD-10 and CPT codes to be used to report physician services to third-party payers
- Working knowledge of Medicare
- Contact physicians regarding procedures and other services billed to ensure proper coding
- Monitors and follows up to ensure all services that can be billed are captured and coded for billing
- Reviews all physician documentation to ensure compliance with third-party and regulatory guidelines
- Works in conjunction with team members to answer all inquiries regarding coding and billing for all client physicians' services
- Collaborates with client on-site staff as needed
- Performs duties and job functions in accordance with established policies and procedures
- Performs other related duties as required and assigned
Requirements:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Must have pediatrics or internal med experience
- Certified Professional Coder with a minimum of two years experience with CPT/ICD-10 coding of physician services preferred
- Advanced knowledge of ICD, CPT and HCPCS coding guidelines.
- Advanced knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology.
- Working knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid payers is required
- Multi-specialty experience preferred
- Knowledge of EPIC EHR system preferred
- High school diploma or GED completion is required, Associates Degree preferred
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and a high level of organizational skills required
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment