- $40–$43 per hour
Compensation
Hourly $39.5077 - $42.999
Responsibilities
- Reviews Emergency Department medical records and assigns accurate ICD-10-CM, CPT®, and HCPCS Level II codes for diagnoses, procedures, treatments, and services in accordance with Official Coding Guidelines, Medicare regulations, New York State requirements, and third-party payer policies.
- Ensures appropriate code assignment to support compliant reimbursement methodologies, including APC classification and outpatient payment systems.
- Analyzes provider documentation to determine accurate code selection and identifies opportunities for documentation improvement.
- Queries physicians and other licensed practitioners when documentation is incomplete, conflicting, ambiguous, or insufficient to support accurate code assignment.
- Abstracts clinical and demographic data from the medical record and enters coded information into designated coding and billing systems.
Requirements
- Associate degree in Health Information Management or related field
- Nice to have: Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)
- Nice to have: Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
- Nice to have: Certified Coding Associate (CCA)
- Nice to have: equivalent coding credential