What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Coder position at Metro Infectious Disease Consultants?
Innovative Ventures (affiliated with Metro Infectious Disease Consultants) is seeking a Full-Time Medical Coder who would be responsible for abstracting clinical information from a variety of medical documents and assigning appropriate ICD 10 C and/or CPT codes for the purpose of billing, using the International Classification of Disease and the Current Procedural Terminology.
This role would be located in-person at the corporate location in Burr Ridge, IL.
Specific Duties (examples):
- Review paper and electronic documents to abstract diagnosis and identify specific coding.
- Detects billing compliance issues and addresses appropriately.
- Clarify information or diagnosis by communicating with health care providers.
- Consult with and educate physicians on coding practices and conventions in order to provide detailed coding information.
- Communicate with nursing for needed documentation for accurate coding.
- Code physician office, hospital inpatient and outpatient visits for Infectious Disease and Rheumatology.
- Assist billing department with billing, entering charges, entering demographics and processing monthly refunds.
- Other duties as defined.
- High School Diploma or Equivalent Required
- Current certification as a coding specialist preferred
- Knowledge of medical terminology; ICD10, CPT-4, and HCPCS preferred
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
