Certified Medical Coder

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I am Shriya Sangral from SDK Soft Inc(Siri Info Solutions). Siri Info Solutions is a staffing firm with a heritage of over 16 years of partnership with Fortune 500 clients globally.

We have an immediate opening for a position of Medical Coder inOakland, CA with one of our premium clients. if you are available and interested, please send me your updated resume. For more information contact me at 848-209-8315.

Job Title: Medical Coder

Length of Assignment: 3+ Months (with possible extension)

Location: Oakland, CA

Shift: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm (30 min break)

Job Description

• PB Coder Position. Surgery Coder. Reads and interprets medical record documentation to assign diagnosis codes, assigns CPT codes, and applies knowledge of payer reimbursement guidelines to ensure proper reimbursement. Performs related duties as required.

Duties & essential job functions:

NOTE: The following are the duties performed by employees in this classification, however, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level. Not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual in the classification.

1. Adheres to the ICD-9-CM (International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision, Clinical Modification) coding conventions, official coding guidelines approved by the cooperating parties, the CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) rules established by the American Medical Association, and any other official coding rules and guidelines established for use with mandated standard code sets.
2. Selection and sequencing of diagnoses and procedures must meet the definitions of required data sets. Utilizes up-to-date versions of CPT and ICD-10-CM resources and remains current on changes in coding and billing standards.
3. Strives for the optimal payment to which the facility is legally entitled, remembering that it is unethical and illegal to maximize payment by means that contradict regulatory guidelines.
4. Consults physicians for clarification and additional documentation prior to code assignment when there is conflicting or ambiguous data in the health record.
5. Diagnosis coding must be accurate and carried to highest level of specificity; assigns and reports codes that are clearly and consistently supported by documentation in the health record.
6. Follow up status of charges held for clearance; work error reports.
7. Responsible for properly performing month end tasks within the established time-frame including running month end reports for each center assigned and tracking of cases that are not yet billed for the month.
8. Provides feedback and education to physicians regarding billing and documentation.
9. Works with the Billing & Collection team to resolve coding issues.
10. Performs professional fee and documentation audits for a wide variety of specialties.
11. Manage work files to resolve coding edits by researching and using the most up-to-date tools available in order to make the appropriate and compliant corrections for reimbursement.

If Client extend an offer then candidate should go through the health screen process.

1. Need immunization records for MMR and varicella Mumps, Measles & Rubella and Varicella) should be positive, if you have negative results in any of these then you have to take 2 MMR vaccinations with a gap of 28 days since you cannot take 2MMR vaccinations at a time.
2. For TB test you have other available options- TSPOT or QF TB Gold or 2 step PPD's for 2 step PPD's you need visit clinic twice and to get these results it may take more than 1 week and should provide latest documents 2019 valid within 3 months )
3. Physical Test- You can check with your doctor.
4. Tdap
5. Hepatitis B

USC/Greencard candidates are encouraged to Apply

Thank you,

Best Regards,

Shriya Sangral

Technical Recruiter

SDK Software Inc (Siri InfoSolutions Group)

Contact: 848-209-8315

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