Specialty Coder

Full Time
Chattanooga, TN 37421
Posted
Job description
Overview

The Chattanooga Heart Institute offers the most comprehensive cardiac care available in this region. Founded in 1976 we now have six offices in Tennessee and one in Georgia. Our practice is made up of 29 board-certified cardiologists three cardiothoracic surgeons and three vascular surgeons. We merged with CHI Memorial Health Care System in 2011 which is part of CommonSpirit Health. CommonSpirit has more than 700 care sites across the U.S. and is committed to building healthy communities.

Responsibilities

Job Summary:

Coding of all hospital and office charges, cardiac procedures, imaging procedures and all other services performed by the clinical staff. Review and implementation of processes both new and established.

Essential Responsibilities:
  • Physician and staff education as approved by the Director of Business Operations.
  • Read and stay current on all CMS and compliance related issues (advising Director of any changes or issues that affect the practice).
  • Review documentation and code all missing care-slips to ensure capture of all charges.
  • Review procedure logs (from hospitals) obtained from staff to research procedures marked to ensure capture of all charges.
  • Review missing charges (obtained from business office staff) to ensure capture of all charges.
  • Accurately code hospital, office, imaging and all other clinical charges in a timely manner.
  • Obtain working knowledge of payment posting functions, demographics, charge entry and overall business office functions.
  • Work with management to increase efficiency and proper use of resources for business office function.
  • Maintain CEU and certification requirement.
  • Attend various meetings within Business Office and practice to gain understanding of overall functions to ensure compliance for billing.

Qualifications

Education:
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
License/Certification:
  • Coding certification through an accredited program (AAPC or AHIMA)

Pay Range
$18.74 - $25.77 /hour

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