Certified Medical Insurance Coder

Qualifications:

Must have an Associates Degree; be a Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Registered Health Information Tech (RHIT), Registered Record Administration (RHA), must have 2-3 years hospital experience. Hospital Inpatient, Ambulatory Surgery Center experience is required.

A Health Information Lead Coder is responsible for the quality and quantity of coding using the ICD-9-CM classification system and abstracting all required information for discharged inpatient and outpatient medical records.

The Health Information Coder is responsible for focused coding review processes. They are responsible for review and analyze the necessary reports such as the unbilled account report to determine if any problems exist in the computerized abstract of the patient's information and correct such information, if applicable, in a complete and ethical manner.

They are responsible for reviewing all educational materials, and attending seminars and meetings to assure completion of continuing education requirements of this facility. Additional responsibilities include serving as a resource for coding employees, research and auditing unbilled and problem records.