Job Description
The Coding Specialist is responsible for performing accurate diagnostic and procedural coding for outpatient and/or inpatient medical records within a multi-specialty organization. This role ensures compliance with industry coding standards while meeting productivity, quality, and timeliness benchmarks. The specialist also serves as a subject matter expert and resource for other staff and may be assigned additional duties by management as needed.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Perform designated abstracting and coding functions in a multi-specialty/place of service organization
Assign diagnostic and procedure codes and modifiers to outpatient and/or inpatient records
Maintain timeliness, as well as productivity and quality standards and expectations in diagnostic and procedural coding
Utilize industry standards of practice in all coding/audit work
Serves as resource and subject matter expert to other staff
Conduct all other duties as assigned by supervisor and/or management in an acceptable manner
About Curana Health
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