Medical Coder III

Hourly Pay Range:

Po sition Highlights:

• Position:  Pro Fee Coder, Surgical 

• Location:  Hybrid (Skokie, IL and remote)

• Full Time/Part Time:  Full-time

• Hours:  Monday-Friday, standard 8.5 hour workday, must be flexible to accommodate early am or pm physician meetings as needed.

• Travel:  Flexible WFH arrangement, however this is not a fully remote position. Candidate must be able to occasionally travel between Endeavor locations.

What you will do :

• Provide virtual and in-person coding and documentation education to physicians, advance practice providers, practice managers, and revenue cycle coders.

• Perform billing provider audits to identify missed revenue and/or compliance risk.

• Analyze progress notes, op reports, pathology reports, explanation of benefits, patient insurance information, and various other health information documents for coding and billing accuracy.  

• Review government and commercial payer policies to identify coding and documentation requirements for professional billing to ensure timely and accurate reimbursement.

• Perform research and data analysis projects on various coding and billing matters.

• Identify improper coding and billing trends that result in coding denials, and assist in implementation of workflows and streamlined processes to minimize these denials.

• Assign appropriate ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS codes to medical record documentation by applying physician specialty coding rules, third party payor guidelines, APC billing rules and Medicare Local Medical Review Policies.

• Develop educational materials/aids to assist billing providers and coders in identifying documentation requirements on various topics.

• Attend multi-specialty physician coding, billing, reimbursement seminars to maintain and increase coding, billing, reimbursement expertise/ knowledge.

What you will need :

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management, Healthcare Administration, Nursing, or related field required, or 10+ years of healthcare experience in the clinical or revenue cycle setting

• Skills: physician coding and auditing, must be comfortable with public speaking and have good presentation skills

• Experience:

  • 3-5 years of related experience in physician and hospital outpatient medical billing, reimbursement, physician audits, chart review, coding compliance, medical office or patient accounts.

  • 1-2 years of experience working with Senior Physician Management a plus

• Certification: Coding Credentials (CRC, CPC, CCS-P, etc.), required

Benefits:

• Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development

• Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Free Parking

• Wellness Program Savings Plan

• Health Savings