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Job ID: 140055
Location: Goldsboro, NC
Facility/Division: Wayne UNC Health Care
Status: Full Time
Shift: Day Job
Description
Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.
Summary:
Responsible for investigating and resolving all claim edits identified by the system including Correct Coding Initiative edits, Mutually Exclusive edits, Medically Unlikely Edits and LCD edits.
Responsibilities:
1. Researches and corrects OCE/CCI and MUE Edit claims for resolution timely and accurately.
2. Researches and corrects accounts sent for Revenue Integrity review by PFS and coding timely and accurately.
3. Researches and corrects LCD edits for medical necessity and communicates to the Supervisor trends seen in coding accuracy.
4. Communicates the trends of issues to the HIM Director and the PFS Director in order to promote a proactive setting to correct any preventable issues from hitting claim edits or DNB edits.
5. Receives and coordinates external report results concerning claim edits and presents to the coding supervisor and HIM Director.
6. Reviews, analyzes and abstracts physician/other documentation for diagnoses, procedures, ancillary testing, medications, laboratory and other services provided assigning the appropriate ICD 10 CM/ diagnosis codes and CPT 4 and ICD-10 PCS procedure codes.
7. Utilizes a variety of software (e.g., Optum, Epic, PWC SMART, MS Office, etc.) to compile and validate medical information.
WAYNE
Other information:
Education
Associate Degree or a minimum of two years college education in Health Information Management or related field required.
Licensure/Certification
Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) required, Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), or Certified Professional Coder (CPC).
Experience
Four or more years acute care outpatient coding experience required.
Preferred: experience in assigning modifiers and CPT coding experience
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Knowledge of ICD-10 CM/ PCS coding and CPT- 4 Coding including HCPCS level II
• Knowledge of appropriate assignment of all hospital appropriate CPT modifiers
• Knowledge of hospital billing concepts including CCI edits, MUE edits, LCD edits and general billing principles.
• Ability to work within a multi-departmental team to identify correct billing and coding practices and submit clean claims
• Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English.
• Proficient with MS Office particularly Excel, and EPIC, Optum software.
Valid NC Driver’s License: No
If driving a Wayne UNC Vehicle, must be 21 years old and MVR must be approved by Risk Management.
MR-542
01.8710.MR-542.NON-CLIN
Legal Employer: Wayne Health
Entity: Wayne UNC Health Care
Organization Unit: Health Information Mgmt
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Work Assignment Type: Remote
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: WAYNE MED
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
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