Job Description
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: Ensure timely submission of electronic and paper claims to insurance companies Correct billing submission errors, claim edits and other billing work queues Responsible for unbillable, patient demographic updates, payer rebills and other error reports Provide patient balance estimates, collect patient payments and verify insurance coverage and benefits for all payers, incl
8:00 AM
Coders start the day by pulling their assigned chart queue. In a hospital setting, an inpatient coder might work 15–25 charts per…
8:30 AM
Open the first chart. Read the operative report, discharge summary, and physician notes. Assign the principal diagnosis code (the…
10:30 AM
Encounter a complex chart — a patient with multiple comorbidities and a surgical complication. You spend extra time to capture eve…
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