Certified medical coder

Certified Medical Coder Pay Rate: 24.00 per hour 100% Remote 3-6 month contract What You will Be Doing:

The Program Integrity Coder- FWA Auditor is responsible for verifying the accuracy of itemized, complex claim review for payment, coding, and billing guidelines in accordance with the Plans' provider agreements and the National Healthcare Billing Audit guidelines. The successful candidate must be capable of building and maintaining strong working relationships with key internal and external constituents and working effectively in a matrixed environment.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

• Knowledge of anatomy, medical terminology, and billing

• In-depth knowledge of and ability to interpret ICD-10-CM/PCS, HCPCS/CPT,

• Knowledge of APR-DRG, MS-DRG codes and DRG grouping systems and Plan benefit designs.

• 1-2 years' experience reviewing and auditing medical records, working in a health plan or health insurance, or similar environment.

• Ability to identify and abstract information from medical records (paper or electronic) to ensure coding guidelines are met

CERTIFICATE/LICENSE

• Active Certified coder (RHIA, RHIT, CPC, CPMA, CIC, COC or CCS-P) required; candidate would need to maintain active certification.

salary: $24 - $24.04 per hour
shift: First
work hours: 8 AM - 5 PM
education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

• Work with SIU Investigators assisting in research, discuss to make appropriate coding determinations as needed

• Analyze and interpret patient medical records (behavioral related and other specialties) pertaining to FWA investigations as needed

• Compare information submitted on the claims to determine amount and nature of billable services as needed

• Determines appropriateness of billing and reimbursement as needed

• Documents findings for each claim line in a spreadsheet as needed

• Summarize findings in a written report as needed

• Abstracts CPT, HCPCS, Revenue Codes, DRG codes, and ICD-10 from medical records as needed

• Responsible for maintaining current knowledge of coding guidelines and relevant federal and/or state regulations as needed

• Provide Subject Matter Expertise and SIU support to clients as needed

• Comply with Privacy and Security standards

• Understands and complies with all company Privacy and Security standards

• Other duties as needed

Skills

• ICD-10 (2 years of experience is required)
• Medicare Compliance (2 years of experience is required)
• Certified Professional Coder (2 years of experience is required)

Qualifications

• Years of experience: 2 years
• Experience level: Experienced

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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