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Job Description Job Description Job title: Claims Processor Work hours: 8 - 5pm with hour lunch, or 8-430 with 30 minute lunch. Job Summary : Accurately and efficiently processes manual claims and other simple processes such as claims projects. Through demonstrated experience and knowledge, process standard, non-complex claims requiring a basic knowledge of claims adjudication. MAJOR DUTIES & RESP
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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