Senior Coding Specialist

1 JD Surgery) :

1. Review the Surgery medical records, and assign accurate ICD-10-CM and CPT codes for diagnoses and procedures.

2. Assign and sequence codes accurately based on medical record documentation.

3. Follow all HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) rules and regulations.

4. Thorough understanding and application of medical necessity and denials for processing the charts.

5. Involves in ensuring data integrity including appropriate sequencing and dispositions, resolving all coding edits prior to finalizing the charts, compliant with United States Local and Federal Regulations.

6. Continuing education for ICD10 with Elsevier modules, staying current with coding clinics, and revised codes.

7. Keeps current with all coding updates/changes through Coding Clinics and literature.

8. Querying physicians regarding incomplete documentation.