Outpatient Medical Coder 3

About the role

Coding services assigns diagnosis and procedural codes to inpatient and outpatient medical records to facilitate the reimbursement and data collection for the individual business units of the OSU Health System.

Responsibilities

• Select appropriate admitting diagnosis, principal and secondary diagnoses, principal procedure and secondary procedures;
• Assign accurate ICD-10 and/or CPT-4 codes;
• Sequence the diagnoses and procedures codes;
• Abstract information including admission source, type, disposition, admitting, attending and procedure attending physicians;
• Select codes in the Computer Assisted Coding/Encoder Software following review of information in the electronic medical record system, IHIS;
• Interface the abstracted and coded information to IHIS Resolute Billing system;
• Address all edits during the coding and abstracting process for complete and accurate coding and MS-DRG and APR-DRG assignment for hospital reimbursement;
• Maintain productivity and quality standards set for the department;
• Maintain an approved work schedule and submit a weekly volume log.

Requirements

• Minimum completion of a CAHIIM approved coding certificate program or HIMT program or equivalent education & experience;
• Demonstrated coding proficiency through the completion of OSUWMC’s coding test;
• Familiarity or experience with computer assisted coding and/or automated encoder;
• Required: Associate’s Degree in Health Information Management, and a minimum of 1 year outpatient coding experience (ICD10CM and CPT) for service types such as emergency, outpatient, ambulatory surgery, observation and series/clinics. For promotion: ability to code at least four outpatient service types (ASU, observation, emergency, outpatient and series/clinics).
• OR Required: 3 years’ acute care academic medical center outpatient coding experience within an academic Health Information Management department for service types such as emergency, observation, outpatient, ASU and series/clinics. For promotion: ability to code at least four outpatient service types (ASU, observation, emergency, outpatient and series/clinics).
• AND Required: Credentialed as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Coding Specialist by the American Health Information Management Association, or Certified Outpatient Coder (COC) by AAPC Certification RHIA, RHIT, CCS, or COC (outpatient credential only)

Qualifications

• Maintain continuing education requirements as determined by the American Health Information Management Association orAAPC;
• Review Coding Clinics, CPT assistant as frequently as needed for education purposes, and to ensure the official coding guidelines are followed.

Skills

• Screen reader users may encounter difficulty with the online application.

Benefits

• The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.