Physician Coder: Plastic Surgery

About Us

MedKoder, LLC is a full-service medical coding management services provider based in Mandeville, Louisiana, specializing in expert medical coding for health systems, providers, and payers. MedKoder delivers accurate, efficient, and ethical coding, aiming to ensure accurate payment and financial peace for clients. With a team of certified coders throughout the United States, MedKoder emphasizes coding excellence, remote-work flexibility, and a positive workplace culture, earning high employee satisfaction ratings and awards with Best Places to Work in Modern Healthcare and City Business Best Places to Work. 

Position Location: 100% Remote

This is a full-time, remote position that offers a flexible schedule.

Description:

Physician Coder: Plastic Surgery is responsible for reviewing and accurately coding all professional services including evaluation and management, diagnostics, surgeries, and procedures in compliance with applicable Medicare, Medicaid, and third-party payer guidelines to ensure receipt of accurate reimbursement. Physician Coder: Plastic Surgery is expected to adhere to MedKoder’s internal coding policies and expectations set forth by department management. Physician Coder: Plastic Surgery must prioritize daily duties, multitask, communicate effectively, and make the decisions necessary to complete all assigned tasks and accomplish their goals.

We are currently looking for candidates with recent experience specializing in the following areas: Plastic Surgery expert (Surgeries, E&M, ICD-10-CM).

Responsibilities:

• Review and accurately code profee Plastic Surgery cases to maximize reimbursement in a timely manner.
• Review and accurately code E/M visits, office procedures, and surgeries.
• Able to work independently and research coding scenarios.
• Coder is responsible for meeting our daily production goal and our quality goal of consistently averaging a 95% accuracy rate.
• Attend conference calls as necessary to provide information and feedback.
• Communicate with leadership on coding or documentation issues/trends.
• Stay current on all coding guidelines (including specialty - specific guidelines) and maintain credentials as necessary.
• Participate in coding department and education meetings.
• Flexible to expand coding skill set into other Plastic Surgery subspecialties, or other specialties altogether.
• Maintain confidentiality and protect sensitive information.
• Other duties as assigned by leadership.

Education/Experience Requirements: 

• High School diploma required. Associate or Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Successful completion of at least one AHIMA or AAPC-certified program with the achievement of the corresponding professional credential (e.g., CCS-P, CPC, or another applicable AAPC stand-alone credential), which must be active and in good standing. The CPC-A is not accepted.
• Minimum of 5 years of physician coding experience (recent hands-on production) in the specialty of Plastic Surgery, specifically for breast reconstruction, Mohs, cosmetic procedures, skin grafts, flaps, tissue transfers, pediatric congenital malformations, and complex surgical cases that involve multiple provider specialties , including E/M leveling and office procedures.

• Must have proficient knowledge of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, disease processes, CPT coding and guidelines by the AMA, ICD-10-CM coding and guidelines, modifiers, surgical techniques, and Medicare (CMS/MAC) and Medicaid billing policies for professional services.
• Experience coding Nerve transfers, Nerve pedicle transfer, Nerve grafts, Sutures of the nerves, Transections of nerves, and RPNI surgery (Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface) a PLUS.

• Additional skills required: Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Windows, and electronic healthcare record information and billing systems.
• Experience working with Google Workspace is preferred but not required.
• Experience working remotely is preferred but not required.
• Experience in Plastics/Neurosurgery co-surgeries is a PLUS (congenital malformations, skin grafts, complex repairs ).
• Auditing experience is a PLUS.
• Billing (denials) experience is a PLUS.
• Epic experience is a PLUS.

About MedKoder, LLC:

• Privately held, growing company with strong values and ethics 

• Professional development and education 

• All positions are permanent – no contracts or sitting on a “coding bench” 

• Generous paid time off, holiday pay, and flexible scheduling year-round 

• Internal network of Medical Coding Industry Leaders – CEO is a Certified Coder with 20+ years of experience 

• Up to 100% EMPLOYER PAID Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for employees 

• 401K and Profit Sharing 

• STD, LTD, Life Insurance, and FSA Program 

• Paid AAPC and AHIMA corporate memberships 

• 30 Hours of CEU pay (continuance in education)

• MedKoder recognized by Modern Healthcare as Best Place to Work