Wiki Procedures coded per day?

[Karen48]

Hello, I was woundering if any can tell me an average amount of procedures that should me coded per day? I'm coding for a diagonostic radiology practice. The procedure does not have to be coded, just verified to make sure it is correct procedure done but, the Dr.'s report has to be read and then the Dx found needs to be coded. This is based on an 8 hour day. Thanks for and ideas on an average amount to be coded per day.

 

[mitchellde]

Here is an except from a coder productivity report:
Performance Standards for Coding Professionals
By Rose T. Dunn, RRA, CPA, FACHE

TABLE 1:
Suggested Productivity Levels* for Coding Career Ladder

Coding Specialist I:
> 45 inpatient records** daily
2 min/chart or 250/day outpatient and ER records
3.5 min/chart or 130/day ambulatory surgery records

Coding Specialist II:
> 32 inpatient records** daily
2 min/chart or 250/day outpatient and ER records
4 min/chart or 120/day ambulatory surgery records

Coder II:
> 23 inpatient records** daily
3 min/chart or 160/day outpatient and ER records
6 min/chart or 80/day ambulatory surgery records

Coder I:
> 15 inpatient records** daily
4 min/chart or 120/day outpatient and ER records
8 min/chart or 60/day ambulatory surgery records

* For coding and light abstracting. Assumes an eight-hour day/40-hour week.
**Regardless of payer type and case complexity

(table/courtesy Rose Dunn)

TABLE 2:
Productivity Levels According to Other Sources
Productivity Level
3 to more than 10 inpatient
records/hour with the majority at 4-7 records per hour
Source
Medical Records Briefing, Where Do You Stand? A Collection of Benchmarking Articles, 7/98
10 to more than 31 outpatient records/hour with the majority at 11-20 records per hour
Medical Records Briefing, Where Do You Stand? A Collection of Benchmarking Articles, 7/98
20-60 inpatient records/day
36 Medicare records/day
46 non-Medicare records/day
53 ambulatory surgery cases/day
140-344 ER/outpatient tests/day
Journal of AHIMA, Productivity
Standards: A survey of HIM professionals, Part II, 6/96

 

[Karen48]

Thanks

Thanks so much for your help.