Hospital Coding Specialist III

🕒 March 10

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WVU Medicine

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10,000+ employees

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WVU Medicine is a comprehensive health system affiliated with West Virginia University, providing medical services through a network of hospitals across West Virginia. The system includes notable facilities such as J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, WVU Medicine Children's, and various other regional medical centers. WVU Medicine offers a wide range of healthcare services, including specialized and advanced medical treatments such as robotic heart surgery. It's also involved in medical education, research, and community health initiatives, emphasizing a mission of delivering high-quality care to the communities it serves.

📋 Description

• Codes inpatient and/or IRAD 90% of current FTE status • Reviews and accurately interprets medical record documentation from all hospital accounts in order to identify all diagnosis and procedures that affect the current inpatient stay or outpatient encounter and assigns the appropriate ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, or modifier codes for each diagnosis and procedure that is identified (inpatient and IRAD) • Ensures appropriate MS-DRG assignment based on accurate ICD-10-CMand ICD-10-PCS coding assignment and medical record documentation • Assigns hospital codes to a variety of patient classes (i.e. I/P, IRAD, etc.) • Assures that quality and timely coding, charging and abstraction of accounts are completed daily for assigned specialty areas • Maintains and enhances current levels of coding knowledge through quality review, attendance and participation at clinical in-services and coding seminars, internal meetings, study of circulating reference materials, and inclusion of updates to coding manuals • Assures the accuracy, quality, and timely review of data needed to obtain a clean bill • Contacts physicians or any persons necessary to obtain information required for to accurately code assignments

🎯 Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent • Current HIM or Coding Certification through ONE of the following American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) or American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) • Three (3) years of hospital inpatient coding or interventional radiology (IRAD) hospital coding experience • Knowledge of anatomy, physiology and medical terminology

🏖️ Benefits

• Standard office environment • Visual strain may be encountered in viewing computer screens, spreadsheets, and other written material • May require travel