[Hiring] Medical Coder - Gastro Surgical Coder @UnitedHealth Group

Role Description

Gastroenterology coder supporting a large physician group.

• Assigns accurate diagnostic and procedure codes according to clinical documentation and official coding guidelines for outpatient hospital professional accounts.
• Assigns CPT and ICD-10 codes to all Cardiology and Electro Physiology services.
• Monitors assigned work queues to ensure all records are charged/coded in a timely manner.
• Generates coding queries for clarification regarding physician documentation as needed.
• Stays abreast of all changes in coding conventions and coding updates.
• Ability to manage significant workload, and to work efficiently under pressure meeting established deadlines with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED.
• Professional coder certification with credentialing from AHIMA and/or AAPC (CPC-A, RHIT, RHIA, CCA, CPC, COC, CPC-P, CCS) to be maintained annually.
• 5+ years of experience with cardiology coding with ICD-10 and CPT coding.
• Intermediate level of proficiency with PCs in a Windows environment, including MS Excel and EMR systems.

Requirements

• 2+ years of post-certification medical coding experience (preferred).
• 1+ years of Outpatient Physician coding (Pro-Fee) experience (preferred).
• Experience with various encoder systems (Encoder Pro, EPIC) (preferred).

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Incentive and recognition programs.
• Equity stock purchase.
• 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).