Coder Outpatient

Job Description
Outpatient surgery coder with at least 2 years of experience coding in cardiology preferably cardiovascular, cardiology, IVR procedures. Must be experienced with edits and denials. Experience with bariatric cases a plus. Cerner experience is a plus. The project will be working denials and edits primarily in cardiology with some bariatric as well. This is short term project estimated to be 3 months. This is open to fulltime or parttime candidates. The preferred schedule is M-F with hours worked between 7a-5p CST.

Required Experience:

NCCI/CCI edits and modifier indicators

Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs)

Medical necessity denials

Modifiers 59, XE, XS, XP, and XU

Looking up NCDs and LCDs

Cardiac Caths

Interventions (PCI, stents, atherectomy, thrombectomy)

Electrophysiology studies and ablations

Device procedures (pacemakers, ICDs, CRT, lead revisions, generator changes)

Structural heart procedures (TAVR/TMVR, Watchman)

Experience with modifiers 51, 76 and 77

Qualifications
2 + years’ experience in cardiology surgery
2+ years’ experience with edit and denials
Bariatric experience is a plus
Cerner experience preferred
Able to work hours M-F between 7a-5p CST preferred
Able to pick up new workflows and technology easily
Able to ramp up productivity in 4 weeks
Maintain 95% accuracy in all coding
Good written and verbal communication
Required Skills
CPT Coding
Cardiology
ICD10 Diagnostic Coding