Certified Coder - Anesthesia

Company Overview

National Partners in Healthcare (NPH) is a progressive healthcare company specializing in anesthesiology. We partner with physicians and health systems to deliver high quality care, aligning synergies and best practices to achieve superior outcomes. As a leader in the industry, we believe in developing a foundation of trust, transparency, and excellence in everything we do. The success of our company has created excellent career advancement opportunities that support a healthy work/life balance.

Position Summary:

 The Certified Coder abstracts clinical information from a variety of medical records, charts and documents and assigns appropriate ICD-10 and/or CPT-4 codes to patient records according to established procedures. Works with coding databases and confirms DRG assignments. Inputs and maintains data on procedures required for state or other reporting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Codes Anesthesia charge tickets.
• Reviews CPT, ICD-10, ASA and HCPCS coding on charge tickets.
• Reviews anesthesia records for supporting documentation for charge tickets.
• Reviews medical records for supporting documentation for charge tickets.
• May require sending back to the providers for additional information.
• Review all incomplete or inaccurate charge tickets that are sent back from the billers for additional information and make necessary corrections. 
• Identify cosmetic and/or prepaid cases and ensure two tickets are created, one for insurance and one for patient responsibility.
• Deliver coded charts to assigned box for delivery to billing department.
• Assist Billing and AR Department as needed. 
• Communicates issues and questions to management when appropriate.
• Maintains strictest confidentiality.
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures.
• Adherence to and compliance with information systems security is everyone’s responsibility. It is the responsibility of every computer user to: Know and follow Information Systems security policies and procedures. Attend Information Systems security training, when offered.  Report information systems security problems.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School graduate or equivalent. 
• CCS- P or CPC (Certified Professional Coder) certification from AAPC or AHIMA

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years coding experience in a healthcare business office is preferred. 
• Anesthesia Coding preferred but not required. 

Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of CPT, ICD-10, ASA and HCPCS coding.
• Background in Medical Terminology required.
• Background in Anatomy and Physiology preferred, but not required.
• Knowledge of organization policies, procedures and systems. 
• Skill in computer applications including MS Word, MS Excel. 
• Skill in verbal and written communication. 
• Skill in gathering and reporting information. 
• Ability to work effectively with staff.
• Must have a pleasant disposition and be a team player.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Must report to work consistently on time, and for the expected duration for all scheduled shifts.

Please Note: The position pay range analysis is for the company to take into consideration and is intended to be an aid to help make competitive offers while ensuring internal equity.  It is not meant to be a directive and doesn’t consider all the factors that could be considered when making an offer decision.