Job Details

We are currently looking for candidates with experience specializing in the following area: Neurosurgery/Spine

Responsibilities:

• Review and accurately code cases to maximize reimbursement in a timely manner.
• Review and accurately code E/M visits and office procedures.
• Able to work independently and research coding scenarios.
• Coder is responsible for meeting our daily production goal and our quality goal of averaging 95% accuracy rate on a consistent basis.
• Attend conference calls as necessary to provide information and/or feedback.
• Communicate with leadership on coding or documentation issues/trends.
• Stay current on all coding guidelines (to include orthopedic-specific guidelines) and maintain credentials as necessary.
• Participate in coding department and education meetings.
• Flexible to expand coding skill set into other specialties altogether.
• Maintain confidentiality and protect sensitive information.
• Other duties as assigned by leadership.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• High School diploma required. Associates or BS degree preferred.
• Successful completion of at least one AHIMA or AAPC certified program with the achievement of the correlating professional credential (CCS, CPC, etc.); active and in good standing. A CPC or CCS-P certification is required. CPC-A is not accepted.

Minimum of 3 years physician coding experience (recent hands-on production) in professional general surgery coding & procedural coding in at least one of the following areas: Neurosurgery, General Surgery (SDS), Plastics, Podiatry required with expertise in Neurosurgery/Spine.