Surgical Coder

🔥 15 hours ago

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

💵 $25 - $36 / hour

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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Mass General Brigham

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10,000+ employees

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📚 Education

Consulting • Healthcare • Education

Mass General Brigham is a large integrated academic healthcare system centered in Massachusetts that operates world-class hospitals, community health centers, and virtual care services, providing comprehensive patient care across specialties. It conducts extensive clinical and biomedical research, running thousands of clinical trials and advanced institutes in areas like gene and cell therapy and personalized medicine. The organization also provides medical education and training programs, workforce development, and operates a health plan and innovation/commercialization activities.

📋 Description

• Review patient medical records after visits and translate information into insurer claim codes • Confirm treatments with medical staff • Identify missing information and submit information to insurers for reimbursement • Participate in peer review to maintain accuracy and timeliness standards • Resolve complex coding questions for the team • Evaluate medical record documentation and coding to optimize reimbursement • Interpret diseases, symptoms, diagnostic descriptions, and procedures to assign and sequence ICD-9-CM and CPT codes • Provide technical guidance to physicians and staff on incomplete, missing, ambiguous, or nonspecific documentation and coding errors • Manage complex coding situations and support peers through challenging questions • Peer review records for management • Audit clinical documentation and coded data to validate reimbursement and reporting support • Research, analyze, recommend, and facilitate action plans to correct discrepancies and prevent future coding errors • Identify reportable elements, complications, and other procedures

🎯 Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required • Associate's Degree Medical Billing and Coding preferred • 2-3 years of medical coding experience required • In-depth knowledge of medical coding systems, including ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS, and their application in hospital billing • Strong understanding of coding guidelines, regulations, and industry best practices • Excellent leadership and team management skills • Strong communication and interpersonal skills • Strong problem-solving skills • Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits • Career advancement opportunities • Differentials • Premiums • Bonuses as applicable • Recognition programs • Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities • Professional growth support