Coder – IPT

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🏰 Missouri – Remote

🏰 Missouri – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🏥 Medical Billing and Coding

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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Phelps Health

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1951

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

🤝 Non-profit

🧘 Wellness

Healthcare Insurance • Non-profit • Wellness

Phelps Health is a healthcare organization dedicated to providing high-quality and accessible medical services. Offering a range of treatments from primary care to specialized services like orthopedic care and weight loss management, they emphasize patient-centered care and community wellbeing. The organization has been recognized as one of Missouri's top employers, highlighting their commitment to employee satisfaction and excellence in healthcare delivery.

📋 Description

• The coder is responsible for ensuring appropriate levels of service being billed according to the American Medical Association (AMA) and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines. • Assigns ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS Level II codes to completed and signed medical documentation creating an appropriate assigned medical claim. • Abstracts specified data and information from patient records in order to determine appropriate modifiers for claim submission. • Queries providers for clarification of documentation when unclear or inadequate in order to code accurately. • Requests providers to complete addendums as necessary. • Stays up-to-date with coding guidelines, rules, and regulations and applies those guidelines to all types of patient accounts. • Abides by AAPC’s “Standards of Ethical Coding” and Phelps Health’s Corporate Compliance coding guidelines. • Monitors providers documentation for timely completion. • Notifies Coding Manager of any providers who fall outside the designated 73-hour turnaround time frame. • Maintains the designated 3 business day time frame for coding completed records and provides weekly report summaries to Coding Manager. • Maintain productivity standards as set forth by Phelps Health productivity matrix. • Maintain annual certification through AAPC or AHIMA and completes required CEUs for certification maintenance.

🎯 Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required. • Minimum 1-year medical coding experience is preferred. • Certification as a medical coder through AAPC (A’s are accepted). AHIMA certification is accepted as well.

🏖️ Benefits

• Equipment is provided by Phelps.