Coder Editor, HIM - HIM Financial - Full Time 8 Hour Days (Non-Exempt) (Non-Union)

In accordance with federal coding compliance regulations and guidelines, use current ICD-10-CM, CPT-4, and HCPCS code sets, OCE/NCCI, CMS Transmittals, and other federal billing/coding regulations, manuals, rules, and guidelines to analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve all coding related edits generated within the coding, billing, and Clearinghouse systems: PBAR, nThrive (formerly MedAssets), and Aeos. Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve all outpatient denial management coding related edits, items, and issues returned from Patient Financial Services (PFS) and assorted claims payers. Accurately abstract, code, and electronically record into the 3M Coding & Reimburse System (3M-CRS) & the coding abstracting system (3M-ClinTrac), all diagnoses, surgical procedures, and other significant invasive and non-invasive procedures documented by any physician in outpatient medical records (i.e. OP Ancillary/Clinic Visits, and assorted outpatient surgery: GI Lab, Heart Cath Lab, Pain Management surgery, and Invasive Radiology, etc.). Performs other coding department related duties as assigned by HIM management staff.

Essential Duties:

• Perform ‘denial prevention’ functionalities by researching, editing, & correcting all coding edits and/or coding issues Re: all diagnostic and procedural information from the medical records using OCE/NCCI, CMS Transmittals, MAC Transmittals, Medicare Claims Processing Manuals, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and CPT/HCPCS, and Modifier classification systems and abstracting patient information as established and required by official coding laws, regulations, rules, guidelines, and conventions.
• Perform ‘denial management’ functionalities, processes, research, editing, & correction to recover reimbursements previously denied by payers.
• Reviews the entire medical record; accurately classify and sequence diagnoses and procedures; ensure the capture of all documented conditions that coexist at the time of the encounter/visit, all medical necessity diagnoses, complications, co-morbidities, historical condition or family history that has an impact on current care or influences treatment, and all external causes of morbidity.
• Enter patient information into inpatient and outpatient medical record databases (ClinTrac/HDM). Ensures accuracy and integrity of medical record abstracted UB-04 & OSHPD data elements prior to billing interface and claims submission.
• Works cooperatively with HIM Coding Support and/or Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist in obtaining docu-mentation to complete medical records and ensure optimal and accurate assignment of diagnosis & procedure codes.
• Attendance, punctuality, and professionalism in all HIM Coding and work related activities.
• Consistently assumes responsibility and displays reliability for completion of tasks, duties, communications and actions. Completes tasks accurately, legibly, and in a timely fashion.
• Ability to achieve a minimum of 95% editing/coding accuracy rate as determined by any internal or external review of coding and/or department quality review(s).
• Ability to achieve a minimum of 95% abstracting accuracy rate of UB-04 and OSHPD data elements as determined by any internal or external review of coding and/or department quality review(s).
• Assist in ensuring that all medical records contain medical necessity information required for optimal and accurate coding and abstracting.
• Recognizes education needs of based on monthly reviews and conducts self-improvement activities.
• Ability to act as a resource to coding and hospital staff on coding issues and questions.
• Ability to improve MS-DRG assignments specific to CDI documentation & coding of PDx, SecDx, CC/MCC, PPx, and SecPx in accordance with official coding laws, regulations, rules, guidelines, and conventions.
• Ability to improve APR-DRG, SOI, and ROM assignments specific to CDI documentation & coding of PDx, SecDx, CC/MCC, PPx, and SecPx in accordance with official coding laws, regulations, rules, guidelines, and conventions.
• Ability to improve APC/HCC assignments based on medical necessity documentation & coding of PDx, SecDx, and CPT/HCPCS in accordance with official coding laws, regulations, rules, guidelines, and conventions.
• Maintains at minimum, expected productivity standards (See HIM Practice Guidelines) and strives to maintain a steady level of productivity and provides consistent effort.
• Works coding queues/task lists to ensure 95% of patient bills are dropped within 5 days after patient discharge/date of service.
• Works coding queues/task lists to ensures the remaining 5% of patient bills are dropped within 2 weeks of discharge/date of service.
• Assist other coders in performance of duties including answering questions and providing guidance, as necessary.
• Assists Patient Financial