MEDICAL CODER - Eagle, CO

MEDICAL CODER - Eagle, CO
Colorado Mountain Medical is a team of primary care physicians, specialists and other practitioners with offices in Vail, Eagle and Edwards, Colorado. Colorado Mountain Medical providers offer total family care emphasizing wellness and preventative medicine, as well as treatment of illness or injury with urgent care services in each clinic location.
We are currently looking for an experienced Medical Coder to join our professional team. The Medical Coder will work onsite at our Eagle, CO business office.
Scope:
Responsible for ensuring correct medical coding by following ICD10-CM, CPT and HCPCS guidelines as well as company policy.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Initiates electronic transfer of signed off charts from the electronic health record into practice management.
- Reviews and audits diagnosis codes using the appropriate classification systems, standards and procedures.
- Reviews and audits procedural notes and billing to ensure documentation supports the assigned code.
- Confers with physicians and clinical assistants and other staff to assure complete, current and accurate medical records.
- Confers with business office staff on coding denials.
Assists with compiling appropriate coding edits in editing database.
- Completes other tasks and duties as assigned.
Requirements and Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Certified Professional Coder (CPC) accreditation required.
- Two years previous medical coding / billing experience required.
- Inpatient, outpatient, and profee knowledge of CPT codes required.
- Knowledge of medical terminology, human anatomy, HIPAA compliance and
OSHA rules and regulations required.
- Computer and typing proficiency.
- Displays strong verbal/written communication and organizational skills.
- Professionalism and ability to be discreet with confidential and sensitive issues.
- Ability to perform multiple tasks and be detail oriented.
- Ability to foster professional and productive relationships.
For more information, visit our website at
http://cmmhealth.com/employment