Medical Coder

Medical Coder

Astrana Health is currently seeking a highly motivated Medical Coder. This role will report to our Director - Revenue Cycle and enable us to continue to scale in the healthcare industry. Our Values: Patients First, Empowering the Independent Provider, Be Innovative, Operate with Integrity & Deliver Excellence, Team of One

Department: Billing - SoCal

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: 1668 S. Garfield Ave. 2nd Floor, Alhambra, CA 91801

Workplace type: Hybrid

Compensation: $22.00 - $26.00 / hour

What You'll Do

1. Extract diagnosis codes (specifically HCC codes) and CPT codes from hospital records.
2. Reviews medical records to determine if specific disease conditions were correctly reported based on documentation.
3. Follow the coding guidelines
4. Ensures project activities are in compliance with applicable coding guidelines, government and federal regulations.
5. Regularly and consistently meet quality and productivity standards established by management
6. Maintain ongoing communication with management regarding coding workload, turnaround time expectations and deliverables. Additional duties as necessary to meet the obligations to our providers
7. Maintains at least 95% accuracy in all coding projects by researching literature and attending professional seminars, workshops and conference as required by AAPC and/or AHIMA to maintain professional certification(s).

Qualifications

• Have a current coding certification (CPC, CRC, CCS) through AAPC and/or AHIMA
• At least 2 years of medical coding experience
• Experience coding cardiovascular/cardiothoracic surgical services (cardiac surgery, CVOR, inpatient surgical cases) strongly preferred
• Risk adjustment experience preferred
• Additional experience with HCC coding preferred

Environmental Job Requirements and Working Conditions

• Our organization follows a hybrid work structure where the expectation is to work both in office and at home on a weekly basis. The office is located at 1680 S Garfield Avenue, Alhambra, CA 91801
• The total compensation target pay rate for this role is: $22.00 - $26.00/hr. The pay range represents our national target range for this role.

Astrana Health is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. If you require assistance in applying for open positions due to a disability, please email us at View email address on click.appcast.io to request an accommodation.

About Astrana Health, Inc.

Astrana Health (NASDAQ: ASTH) is a physician-centric, technology-powered healthcare management company. We are building and operating a novel, integrated, value-based healthcare delivery platform to empower our physicians to provide the highest quality of end-to-end care for their patients in a cost-effective manner. Our mission is to combine our clinical experience, best-in-class delivery network, and technological expertise to improve patient outcomes, increase access to healthcare, and make the US healthcare system more efficient. Our platform currently empowers over 20,000 physicians to provide care for over 1.7 million patients nationwide. Our rapid growth and unique position at the intersection of all major healthcare stakeholders (payer, provider, and patient) gives us an unparalleled opportunity to combine clinical and technological expertise to improve patient outcomes, increase access to quality healthcare, and reduce the waste in the US healthcare system.