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Benefits: $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time) $10,000 Student Loan Repayment ($5,000 part-time) $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time) $250 Wellbeing Fund per year ($125 for part-time) Matching 401(k) Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage Life insurance Annual Employee Salary Increase and Incentive Bonus Paid time off and Holiday pay
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Description
The HB Coding Analyst reflects the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Memorial, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.
The HB Coding Analyst is the coding and reimbursement expert in ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding and has expertise with HCPC Level I and II procedural codes. Also demonstrates expertise to resolve NCD/LCD and NCCI edits of hard-coded (Chargemaster) and soft-coded (coder assigned) HCPC codes.
Responsibilities:
Utilizes technical coding expertise to assign appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 codes to outpatient visit typesUtilizes technical coding expertise to assign Evaluation and Management codes for physician encountersReviews the medical record thoroughly, utilizing all available documentation to code appropriate diagnoses, procedures, and evaluation and management servicesCollaborates with Patient Accounting, Registration, case managers, and other clinical areas to provide coding reimbursement expertiseInterprets health record documentation using knowledge of anatomy, physiology, clinical disease process, pharmacology, and medical terminology to report appropriate diagnoses and/or proceduresFollows ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, Coding Clinic, Coding Clinic for HCPCs, CPT Assistant, interprets coding conventions and instructional notes to select appropriate diagnoses and procedures with a minimum of 95% accuracyResolves NCCI, NCD/LCD or other outpatient edit claim failures as assignedMeets established minimum coding productivity and quality standards for each outpatient encounter typeOther duties as assignedQualifications
Required:
3 years of experience in acute healthcare settingRHIT or RHIA or CCS or CCS-P or COC or CPCAHIMA or AAPC membershipPreferred:
RHIA/RHIT with CCS, CCS-P, COC, CPC4 years’ experience in acute healthcare setting4 years’ experience in a professional settingEqual Opportunity
Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more.