melissa.reed22
Contributor
MELISSA REED, CPC
Mountain Grove, MO 65711 | 417-259-6080 | melissa.reed22@yahoo.com
SUMMARY
Certified Professional Coder, licensed by the American Academy of Professional Coders, skilled at medical billing and coding. Reliable multi-tasker with extensive experience in a family practice, orthopedic, and wound care settings. Enthusiastic worker with excellent people skills and dedicated work ethic. Strong attention to detail and extensive knowledge of medical terminology. Team player with a positive attitude and good communication skills. Medical coder with seven years of experience in family practice, orthopedic, and wound care coding. Certified in ICD-10, HCPCS, and CPT4. Familiar with commercial and private insurance carriers as well as work comp.
SKILLS
Languages
· English
EMR Experience
· Allscripts
· Aprima
· NextGen
· Cerner PowerCharts
· Intergy
· Athena
Software
· Microsoft Office 2016
· Outlook Express
· EncoderPro
EXPERIENCE
September 2016 – Current
Certified Professional Coder, Caduceus, Inc.
Remote - Contract
· Coded E/M visits and procedures for multiple wound care clients. · Worked full time remotely in a coding role and consistently met production goals.
· Leaving this position due to the conclusion of the project I am working on.
April 2016 – December 2016
Evaluation and Management Coder, The Coding Network
Remote - Contract
· Code E/M visits and minor procedures for multiple orthopedic and podiatry clients.
September 2015 – September 2016
Certified Professional Coder, Advanced Bone and Joint
St. Peters, MO
· Coded encounters from orthopedic, podiatry, and pain management visits as well as surgeries, hospital consults, and injections.
· Coded for work-comp visits, home health, and DME disbursement.
· Trusted to code remotely to catch up backlog or for special assignments.
November 2014 – September 2015
Certified Professional Coder, Orthopedic Associates, LLC
St. Louis, MO
· Coded superbills from orthopedic, podiatry, and pain management visits as well as surgeries, hospital consults, and injections.
· Coded for work-comp visits, independent medical exams, and DME disbursement.
· Wrote appeal letters.
· Answered patient phone calls.
· Collected patient payments.
· Performed remote coding for special projects assigned by management.
June 2010 – November 2014
Certified Professional Coder at Check Out Desk, Mountain Grove Medical and Laser Center
Mountain Grove, MO
· Recorded and filed patient data and medical records.
· Carefully reviewed medical records for accuracy and completion as required by insurance companies.
· Strictly followed all federal and state guidelines for release of information.
· Examined diagnosis codes for accuracy, completeness, specificity and appropriateness according to services rendered.
· Scheduled patient appointments.
· Resolved and clarified issues with patient medications and collaborated with local pharmacies.
· Accurately entered procedure codes, diagnosis codes and patient information into billing software.
· Reviewed diagnostic and procedural terminology for consistency with acceptable medical nomenclature.
· Confirmed patient information, collected copays and verified insurance.
· Posted charges, payments and adjustments.
· Communicated with medical transcriptionists regarding patient medical records.
· Evaluated the accuracy of provider charges, including dates of service, procedures, level of care, locations, diagnoses, patient identification and provider signature.
EDUCATION
2010
Associate of the Arts in Business Administration
Concentration in Medical Coding and Billing
American Intercontinental University Online
2010 Certified Professional Coder
License #: 01324488
AAPC
Exp: March 2019
REFERENCES
Available upon request.
Mountain Grove, MO 65711 | 417-259-6080 | melissa.reed22@yahoo.com
SUMMARY
Certified Professional Coder, licensed by the American Academy of Professional Coders, skilled at medical billing and coding. Reliable multi-tasker with extensive experience in a family practice, orthopedic, and wound care settings. Enthusiastic worker with excellent people skills and dedicated work ethic. Strong attention to detail and extensive knowledge of medical terminology. Team player with a positive attitude and good communication skills. Medical coder with seven years of experience in family practice, orthopedic, and wound care coding. Certified in ICD-10, HCPCS, and CPT4. Familiar with commercial and private insurance carriers as well as work comp.
SKILLS
Languages
· English
EMR Experience
· Allscripts
· Aprima
· NextGen
· Cerner PowerCharts
· Intergy
· Athena
Software
· Microsoft Office 2016
· Outlook Express
· EncoderPro
EXPERIENCE
September 2016 – Current
Certified Professional Coder, Caduceus, Inc.
Remote - Contract
· Coded E/M visits and procedures for multiple wound care clients. · Worked full time remotely in a coding role and consistently met production goals.
· Leaving this position due to the conclusion of the project I am working on.
April 2016 – December 2016
Evaluation and Management Coder, The Coding Network
Remote - Contract
· Code E/M visits and minor procedures for multiple orthopedic and podiatry clients.
September 2015 – September 2016
Certified Professional Coder, Advanced Bone and Joint
St. Peters, MO
· Coded encounters from orthopedic, podiatry, and pain management visits as well as surgeries, hospital consults, and injections.
· Coded for work-comp visits, home health, and DME disbursement.
· Trusted to code remotely to catch up backlog or for special assignments.
November 2014 – September 2015
Certified Professional Coder, Orthopedic Associates, LLC
St. Louis, MO
· Coded superbills from orthopedic, podiatry, and pain management visits as well as surgeries, hospital consults, and injections.
· Coded for work-comp visits, independent medical exams, and DME disbursement.
· Wrote appeal letters.
· Answered patient phone calls.
· Collected patient payments.
· Performed remote coding for special projects assigned by management.
June 2010 – November 2014
Certified Professional Coder at Check Out Desk, Mountain Grove Medical and Laser Center
Mountain Grove, MO
· Recorded and filed patient data and medical records.
· Carefully reviewed medical records for accuracy and completion as required by insurance companies.
· Strictly followed all federal and state guidelines for release of information.
· Examined diagnosis codes for accuracy, completeness, specificity and appropriateness according to services rendered.
· Scheduled patient appointments.
· Resolved and clarified issues with patient medications and collaborated with local pharmacies.
· Accurately entered procedure codes, diagnosis codes and patient information into billing software.
· Reviewed diagnostic and procedural terminology for consistency with acceptable medical nomenclature.
· Confirmed patient information, collected copays and verified insurance.
· Posted charges, payments and adjustments.
· Communicated with medical transcriptionists regarding patient medical records.
· Evaluated the accuracy of provider charges, including dates of service, procedures, level of care, locations, diagnoses, patient identification and provider signature.
EDUCATION
2010
Associate of the Arts in Business Administration
Concentration in Medical Coding and Billing
American Intercontinental University Online
2010 Certified Professional Coder
License #: 01324488
AAPC
Exp: March 2019
REFERENCES
Available upon request.