- St Paul, Minnesota, United States
- Full-time · Mid
- 2+ years
OP Coder 3 will competently assign ICD-10-CM, CPT-4, HCPCS codes to more complex outpatient accounts for billing, internal and external reporting, research, and regulatory compliance.
Compensation
An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.
Responsibilities
- Maintains knowledge of, and complies with, all relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures and standards.
- Actively participates in creating and implementing workflow improvements.
- Assigns ICD-10-CM, CPT-4, or HCPCS codes to all diagnoses, treatments, and procedures on complex hospital outpatient or clinical department visits.
- Knowledge of relationship of disease management, medications and ancillary test results on diagnoses assigned.
- Is able to research and understand simple and moderately complex coding issues.
Requirements
- Completion of an accredited coding certificate program
- Health Information Technician program
- Associate of Science in Health Information
- Bachelor of Science in Health Information
- Nice to have: Observation coding