Consultant - Coding Services (Trainee)

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Note: The essential duties and responsibilities below are intended to describe the general duties and responsibilities of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. This position may perform all or most of the primary duties listed below. Specific tasks, responsibilities or competencies may be documented in the Team Member’s performance objectives as outlined by the Team Member’s immediate Leadership Team Member.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Extracting relevant information from patient records.
• Examining documents for missing information.
• Assigning CPT, HCPCS, ICD to9/ICD10CM, APC, DRG and ASA codes.
• Ensuring documents are grammatically correct and free from typing errors.
• Performing chart audits.
• Informing supervisor of issues with equipment and computer program.
• Ensuring compliance with medical coding policies and guidelines.
• Ensuring that codes tally with doctors’ diagnosis
• Be updated about new coding rules as codes change from time to time
• Collecting and distributing coding related information and billing issues.
• Required Expertise & Qualification: