Coder

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

The successful candidate:

Hospital Coder:

The Hospital Coder is responsible for documentation assessment and review of the electronic medical record documentation and charges on accounts to assign the appropriate ICD-10 diagnosis and procedure codes, as well as CPT4 procedure codes and modifiers to individual health information for data retrieval, analysis and claims processing. DRG and APC assignment analysis to accurately reflect all diagnoses and procedures documented. Accurate abstracting of clinical data to meet regulatory and compliance requirements. Verify key indicators in the finance software of the electronic health record. In absence of appropriate documentation, will seek out or query physicians for complete clarification. Assist management with special projects as needed, which may include training and education.

Minimum Job Qualifications:

Education: Graduate of an approved Health Information Technology /Management program

Certification(s): Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) and Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) IS A MUST

Experience:

• 2-3 years hospital-based inpatient, observation, and outpatient coding experience
• Experience coding both manually using coding books, as well as with an electronic encoder program
• Experience with charge entry and knowledge of Charge Description Master (CDM)
• ICD10 & CPT CODES IS A MUST
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• DRG and APC assignment analysis. Documentation analysis for accurate abstracting of clinical data to meet regulatory and compliance requirements
• Strong working knowledge of the Revenue Cycle Function; charge master driven vs. manual code assignment, revenue codes, the impact the position holds in keeping accounts receivable days at or below an administratively defined level
• Strong attention to detail, excellent analytical and communication skills. Knowledge of oncology, anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, surgical and pharmacological terminology.
• Strong knowledge of current regulatory agency requirements for coding and charging for services, reimbursement methodologies, and discharge Hospital Data Report requirements for Hospitals
  
  

Preferred Attributes:

• Oncology coding experience
• Experience with 3M coding and abstracting systems
  
  

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