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coder III ?

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l1ttle_0ne

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What exactly do the different level's of coder mean. I've seen level's 1-3 advertised. I recently saw an ad for physican coder III. Does it just mean the higher the level the more experience you need for it??
 
That could be the case. Some facilities I have also seen that to mean the higher the level, the more complex the cases assigned - for example an outpatient coder III might be assigned interventional radiology, infusions, etc where as a coder I would be assigned ED diagnoses only. These would be based on complexity. I have also seen this based on experience, as you mentioned. You would have to find out from the employer what is meant by the different levels.
 
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