Job Description
BASIC FUNCTION: JOB DESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT: Finance JOB TITLE: MEDICAL CODING SPECIALIST Responsible for correctly coding healthcare claims, in order to obtain reimbursement from insurance companies and government health care programs. All employees of FCHC must ensure service standards are delivered, including: FCHC Core • Demonstrates a commitment to FCHC mission and vision. • Demonstrates a pos
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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