Certified Medical Coder

• Location: Remote
• Facility: Remote
• Department: Revenue Cycle Management - Family Medicine
• Schedule: Day Shift | Full-time, 40 hours weekly, Mon-Fri, 8:00am-4:30pm

Via Christi associates are eligible for tuition discounts and priority placement in select healthcare programs through our academic partnership with Wichita State University.

• Code Application and Abstraction: Apply diagnostic and procedural codes (ICD, CPT, HCPCS) to patient health records for claim processing and create APC/DRG assignments.
• Coding Quality: Perform complex coding and achieve acceptable productivity and quality rates as defined by coding policy.
• Physician Communication: Query physicians when documentation is inadequate, ambiguous, or unclear for coding purposes.
• Regulatory Compliance: Maintain knowledge of and comply with official coding guidelines, reimbursement reporting requirements, and the Standards of Ethical Coding set forth by AHIMA.
• Auditing and Education: Conduct chart audits for physician documentation and internal coding, and provide associate/physician education as appropriate.

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Required Credential(s):
  • One or more of the following:
    • Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) credentialed from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
    • Certified Outpatient Coding (COC) credentialed from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
    • Certified Professional Coder (CPC) credentialed from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
    • Medical Certified Professional Coder (CPC) credentialed from the Practice Management Institute (PMI) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
    • Coder obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
    • Reg Health Info Admnstr credentialed from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
    • Reg Health Info Tech credentialed from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency OR 1 year of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
  • Note: Required professional licensure/certification can be used in lieu of education or experience, if applicable.