| Employer: | Valley Children's Hospital |
| Type: | Full-Time |
| Skills: | CCS Coder Inpatient Hospital |
| Required Certifications: | CCS |
| Required Experience: | 3 to 4 years |
| Preferred Experience: | 3 to 4 years |
| Location: | Madera, CA |
| Date Posted: | 1/15/2019 |
Accountable for assigning ICD-10 diagnosis and procedure codes and CPT-4 procedure codes to inpatient and outpatient medical records utilizing the 3M encoding software application. Assigns both MS and APR-DRG's to inpatient medical records. Abstracts clinical, financial, trauma-related, and quality management information into the health system's information management system. Monitors accounts receivable, abstract rejection, claims rejection, and other associated billing reports. Performs inpatient hospital coding 70% or more of total coding output.
This position requires a High School Diploma or GED. Full-time coding work related experience in an acute care inpatient hospital setting or successful completion of a formal training program in ICD-10 CM/PCS and CPT coding classification systems, anatomy and physiology, and medical terminology.
•Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) is required.
Minimum two (2) years experience ICD-10 CM/PCS and CPT-4 coding classification systems, encoder products, MS and APR-DRG groupers, and AHA Coding Guidelines.
Demonstrated skill in data entry and ability to calculate mathematical figures.