MEDICAL RECORDS CODER 1

MEDICAL RECORDS CODER 1

Location: Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Department: Medical Education
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day
Hours: 8am - 5pm
Job Details:
* High School Diploma or Equivalent
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Job Purpose: Classifies, abstracts, and assigns appropriate ICD-9/CPT-4 codes for all diagnoses and

procedures, both inpatient and outpatient for professional billing/physicians, to ensure accurate data is submitted to 3rd party payers for appropriate reimbursement.

Supports the mission, vision, values and strategic goals of Methodist Health System.

Education

High school Diploma or Equivalent required

Licenses and/or Certifications (Required and Preferred)

CPC required

Related Work Experience and Other Skills

Ability to maintain confidentiality and patient privacy standards set by department as well as hospital

Ability to work as a team player

Work Experience: 2 years experience

Job Roles

Assigns appropriate ICD-9/CPT-4 codes for all diagnoses and procedures affecting

inpatient hospital services provided by PASD, and enters the information in LSS.

Assigns CPT-4 codes for procedure pre-certifications. -

Communicates with Coding and Compliance Manager any patterns/problems with

information supplied by physicians regarding specificity of diagnoses, any problems

regarding outpatient charges, and any patterns in errors made in physician coding.

Identifies and copies pertinent information from the patient's chart. -

Retrieves medical records for onsite review. -

Verify accuracy of ICD-9/CPT-4 procedure documented by clinic staff for outpatient

clinic services and enters the information into LSS.