Coder III
Core
Assigns ICD-10-CM and CPT codes by abstracting and analyzing demographic and clinical information for accurate billing and data integrity.
Role type
Senior medical coder (radiology/interventional radiology)
Builds
Accurate diagnosis and procedure codes for final billing and charging audits
Domain
Healthcare / Medical Coding
Required skills
ICD-10-CM coding, CPT coding, radiology coding, interventional radiology coding, wound care coding, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, coding guidelines (Official Coding Guidelines, Coding Clinic), data abstraction, charging audits
Preferred skills
RHIT, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, COC, CPC-H, CIRCC certification, specialty coding combinations
Technologies
Computers, software applications, information systems
Responsibilities
Collects accurate data and reports clinical and demographic information; Retrieves/verifies information to assign diagnoses and procedure codes; Conducts charging audits and edits charges; Relays billing-related information to supervisors; Performs daily account productivity documentation and reporting; Maintains 95% accuracy standard on coding and charging