About this role
Role Overview
- Reviews medical record documentation to determine appropriate billing codes
- Reviews the documentation in the record to identify all pertinent facts necessary to select comprehensive diagnoses and procedures
- Codes evaluation and management to appropriate CPT code and diagnosis to appropriate ICD-9 code
- Meets with physicians to review documentation, resolve coding, and secure signatures of unsigned dates of service
- Acts as lead person and assists coders with medical terminology and policy interpretation as required
- Assists with efforts to increase physician awareness of documentation requirements
- Prepares case reports and initiates follow-up for billing process
- Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Must have one of the following coding credentials: AHIMA (CCA, CCS, or CCS-P); AAPC (CPC, CPC-A, CPC-H, CPC-H-A)
- Previous coding experience or experience equivalent to an associate’s degree in a related field (preferred)
- Knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT coding (preferred)
Benefits
- Up to 22 days of vacation
- 10 recognized holidays
- Sick time
- Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance
- Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees
- Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, combining employee contributions and university contributions
- Wellness challenges
- Annual health screenings
- Mental health resources
- Mindfulness programs and courses
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Financial resources
- Access to dietitians
- 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with new child
- Tuition coverage for employees and their families, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years