Professional Medical Coder II – Vascular Coder

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🕒 March 19

🌴 South Carolina – Remote

🌴 South Carolina – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🏥 Medical Billing and Coding

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Lexington Medical, Inc

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51 - 200 employees

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

🔧 Hardware

🧬 Biotechnology

💰 Series B on 2018-09

Healthcare Insurance • Hardware • Biotechnology

Lexington Medical, Inc. is a specialized company dedicated to the development and production of advanced surgical stapling solutions, particularly focusing on their innovative product, the AEON stapler. Known for integrating cutting-edge engineering and automation, Lexington Medical prides itself on its vertical integration approach and significant advancements in surgical stapling technology. Their products are used in various surgical disciplines including thoracic, bariatric, and hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgeries, often praised for enhancing clinical outcomes such as reducing staple line bleeding and improving hemostasis. With a global reach, Lexington Medical is committed to innovation, quality, and meeting the needs of surgeons worldwide.

📋 Description

• Assigns appropriate ICD and CPT codes for reimbursement and statistical purposes. • Follows ICD, CPT, CMS, and other regulatory coding guidelines. • Abstracts clinical information from medical records for complete and accurate statistical documentation. • Reviews and interprets medical documentation to accurately assign ICD and CPT codes for facility or professional reimbursement and statistical purposes. • Abstracts information into computer for reimbursement and statistical purposes. • Researches and stays current with trends in healthcare coding and compliance. • Keeps department manager up to date with any coding or documentation issues. • Must work independently and collaboratively to support the achievement of department People, Quality, Finance, and Service goals as well as organizational goals. • Works as a team with physicians, coding staff and other hospital personnel to ensure proper and accurate code assignment and continuous quality improvement. • Responsible for assisting with coding claim edits and reviewing claim denials for correction. • Reports to work in a timely manner and adheres to attendance policies. • Conscientious of scheduling time off in advance so as not to interfere dramatically with coding turnaround times. • Performs all Other duties as assigned.

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent • Minimum Years of Experience: 3 Years of Professional Coding Experience Covering Multiple Clinical and/or Surgical Specialties (Combination of Surgical, E/M, or other coding experience as approved by Director), which they Successfully Met Quality and Productivity Standards • Required Certifications/Licensure: Active AAPC or AHIMA Coding Credential • Required Training: Experience working with CPT, ICD diagnosis coding; Experience with CCI edits; Experience with Medicare LCDs and NCDs; Understanding of state and federal regulations as well as payor billing requirements; Must be computer literate and have experience with Microsoft applications (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook); Experience with electronic health records software; E/M Documentation Guideline (1995/1997/2021) experience.

🏖️ Benefits

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits • Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs) • Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%. • Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary • Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary • Adoption assistance • LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment • Tuition reimbursement • Student loan forgiveness