Job Description
Description Overall Responsibility: Perform all data entry functions necessary for accurate and timely daily processing. This will include but is not limited to the following: perform complete chart reviews, verify patient demographics, assign modifiers, diagnosis codes, and revenue codes in accordance with coding and reimbursement guidelines resulting in claim reimbursement. Key tasks and respons
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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