One Community Health - CA
Billing Medical Coder
One Community Health - CA, Sacramento, California, United States, 95828
Billing Medical Coder
The Billing Medical Coder is responsible for the day-to-day coding and billing operations for all services billable under grants, federal, state, and county programs including Medicare, Medi-Cal, managed care, and private insurances.
This role is on-site during the training period (4-6 weeks), then hybrid with a requirement to be on-site 1-2 days per week.
Work Location: Midtown Sacramento, CA (95811)
Essential Functions
Review and adjudicate coding of services from documentation in a timely manner.
Code physician/provider visit procedure notes to identify appropriate ICD9 and CPT4 codes for charge processing.
Ensures that all diagnosis ICD10 codes and procedure CPT, HCPCS codes are identified, sequenced, and coded in an accurate and ethical manner for optimized reimbursement.
Assigns Evaluation and Management codes and key concepts/elements documented in the patient note, utilizing defined coding guidelines applicable to professional and technical standards.
Research and identifies correct codes for routine, and/or new or unusual diagnosis and procedures not clearly listed in ICD10 and CPT guidelines.
Identify all procedures that may require modifiers (including 340B) for billing and reporting.
Query providers as needed - Consult with physician and providers for clarification of clinical data when encountering conflicting or ambiguous information and/or significant missing documentation.
Track cases with insufficient documentation, ensuring the case does become appropriately coded and billed.
Ensures documentation adheres to Federal, State and County billing policies.
Additional Duties
Provider Training - attend monthly provider meetings to advise providers of any changes to coding rules & regulations, field coding questions.
Ad hoc duties as assigned.
Education/Experience Required
Current CPC certification through AAPC or AHIMA, must be kept current and in good standing.
Expertise in the following area, typically gained from 2 years of experience in medical coding:
Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of medical coding including insurance payor guidelines, ICD-10, CPT Billing, E/M coding.
Ability to work in collaboration with the Billing Manager to provide clinician education on coding guidelines.
Ability to analyze medical records in an Electronic Health Record system to identify documentation deficiencies and verify documentation supports diagnoses, procedures and treatments.
Preferred
FQHC experience.
Ochin Epic or Epic experience.
One Community Health serves a widely diverse patient population with a rich blend of races, ethnicities, cultures, ages, religions, disabilities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Individuals with life experience in these areas contribute to our ability to serve this population more effectively.
Reasonable Accommodations
One Community Health endorses and supports the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are applicants or employees who need accommodations. If you require an accommodation due to a disability to complete this application or you are experiencing difficulty submitting your application, please contact us at
ochhumanresources@onecommunityhealth.com .
Our Benefits
For information on the comprehensive benefits we provide, please visit:
https://onecommunityhealth.com/careers/benefits/
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The Billing Medical Coder is responsible for the day-to-day coding and billing operations for all services billable under grants, federal, state, and county programs including Medicare, Medi-Cal, managed care, and private insurances.
This role is on-site during the training period (4-6 weeks), then hybrid with a requirement to be on-site 1-2 days per week.
Work Location: Midtown Sacramento, CA (95811)
Essential Functions
Review and adjudicate coding of services from documentation in a timely manner.
Code physician/provider visit procedure notes to identify appropriate ICD9 and CPT4 codes for charge processing.
Ensures that all diagnosis ICD10 codes and procedure CPT, HCPCS codes are identified, sequenced, and coded in an accurate and ethical manner for optimized reimbursement.
Assigns Evaluation and Management codes and key concepts/elements documented in the patient note, utilizing defined coding guidelines applicable to professional and technical standards.
Research and identifies correct codes for routine, and/or new or unusual diagnosis and procedures not clearly listed in ICD10 and CPT guidelines.
Identify all procedures that may require modifiers (including 340B) for billing and reporting.
Query providers as needed - Consult with physician and providers for clarification of clinical data when encountering conflicting or ambiguous information and/or significant missing documentation.
Track cases with insufficient documentation, ensuring the case does become appropriately coded and billed.
Ensures documentation adheres to Federal, State and County billing policies.
Additional Duties
Provider Training - attend monthly provider meetings to advise providers of any changes to coding rules & regulations, field coding questions.
Ad hoc duties as assigned.
Education/Experience Required
Current CPC certification through AAPC or AHIMA, must be kept current and in good standing.
Expertise in the following area, typically gained from 2 years of experience in medical coding:
Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of medical coding including insurance payor guidelines, ICD-10, CPT Billing, E/M coding.
Ability to work in collaboration with the Billing Manager to provide clinician education on coding guidelines.
Ability to analyze medical records in an Electronic Health Record system to identify documentation deficiencies and verify documentation supports diagnoses, procedures and treatments.
Preferred
FQHC experience.
Ochin Epic or Epic experience.
One Community Health serves a widely diverse patient population with a rich blend of races, ethnicities, cultures, ages, religions, disabilities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Individuals with life experience in these areas contribute to our ability to serve this population more effectively.
Reasonable Accommodations
One Community Health endorses and supports the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are applicants or employees who need accommodations. If you require an accommodation due to a disability to complete this application or you are experiencing difficulty submitting your application, please contact us at
ochhumanresources@onecommunityhealth.com .
Our Benefits
For information on the comprehensive benefits we provide, please visit:
https://onecommunityhealth.com/careers/benefits/
#J-18808-Ljbffr