Inpatient Coding Specialist, Pediatrics | Remote Texas | $10,000 Sign-on Bonus at Cook Children's

Location

Medical Center - Fort Worth Department: HIM-Coding Shift: First Shift (United States of America) Standard Weekly Hours: 40

Summary

The HIM Coder Analyst III requires superior knowledge of and skill in applying International Classification of Diseases and Procedures (ICD), and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code sets and associated Medicare/Medicaid rules and guidelines. Reviews and interprets patient medical record documentation to identify pertinent diagnoses and procedures and assigns ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT 4 codes accurately and timely to the highest level of specificity based upon physician documentation for inpatient, observation and outpatient ambulatory procedures/treatment room records. Validates the coded data to one or more Diagnosis Related Groupers (DRG) validates the Present on Admission (POA) indicators for accuracy.

Primarily codes more complex and difficult inpatient medical records. Identifies and abstracts specified information from the patient medical record and enters data into the electronic health record system for billing and use in all types of CCHCS reporting. Performs extended length of stay coding for interim cycle billing.

During inhouse interim coding, reviews for documentation opportunities and queries with CDIS to clarify confusing, incomplete or conflicting information and obtain any needed additional documentation in real time. Assists with coding outpatient surgery, observation outpatient ancillary clinic, specialty clinic and emergency room record visits as necessary. Minimum expected accuracy rate for all coding & DRG assignments is 95% or above.