Job Description
Job Summary Under minimal direction, the Charge Capture Coding Specialist is responsible to independently, accurately, and timely reviews clinical documentation and diagnostic results as appropriate to validate and ensure correct procedural and diagnostic coding of professional service rendered for the Frederick Health Medical Group providers. Coders are responsible for the validation of provider,
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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