Outpatient Coder II

FULLY REMOTE POSITION

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better. 

Summary:

Accurately codes and abstracts outpatient medical records for reimbursement and statistical purposes using established coding guidelines. Reviews coding and amends coding edits to assure compliance with all applicable regulations.

Responsibilities:

1. Codes all outpatient medical records in a timely and accurate manner according to department policy.
2. Defines and transforms verbal descriptions of diseases, injuries, and procedures into numerical designations (codes) using ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 according to established coding guidelines.
3. Initiates a physician/department query when there is conflicting, incomplete, or ambiguous documentation in the record or additional information is needed for accurate coding.
4. Enters all required information accurately into computer system for reimbursement and statistical purposes.
5. As applicable based on facility workflow, independently reconcile charges for areas of responsibility. Uses patient schedule together with billing slips to identify missing charges. researches and resolves discrepancy so charge keyed reflect services delivered.
6. Performs ICD-10-CM diagnostic and CPT-4 coding at a minimum accuracy rate of 95%.
7. Remains abreast of all applicable Federal, State, regulatory and hospital-specific coding guidelines.
8.  Applies applicable guidelines to all cases coded to ensure accuracy of selected codes.
9. Accesses and research applicable reference materials to further support decision-making in code selection.
10. Participates in Performance Improvement/Quality Assurance activities.
11. Reports on software and hardware problems.
12. Attends required educational sessions (webinars, conferences etc.) to maintain and enhance coding certification(s)
13. Maintains and Model the Organizations values. 
14. Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.
15. Performs other duties as required.

Education Skills Experience:

• Associate degree or equivalent experience 
•  Knowledge of ICD-10, CPT-4, Disease Pathology, Anatomy, Physiology and Medical Terminology
• Advanced knowledge of Evaluation and Management Coding guidelines 
•  2-4 years of coding experience
• Familiarity with MS Office applications
• Usage of coding manuals and regulatory websites for research
• Certification from the America Academy Professional Coders (AAPC) or the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA): CPC, CPC-H, COC, CCS, CCS-P, RHIA, RHIT, or specialty certification required.

Other Information:

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Requirements:

Basic familiarity with MS Office applications (Word, Excel. Outlook)

Usage of coding manuals and regulatory websites for research

Certification from the America Academy Professional Coders (AAPC) or the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA):

CPC, CPC-H, CCS, CCS-P, RHIA, RHIT, or specialty certification required.

Working Conditions:

Manual: Little or no manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Little or no potential for occupational risk

Physical Effort: Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force

Physical Environment: Generally pleasant working conditions

Company: Nuvance Health

Org Unit: 2069

Department: CODERS - PROFESSIONAL & FACILITY CHARGING and CODING

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $26.48 - $50.49 Hourly