Job Description
OVERVIEW This role reviews and analyzes medical documentation to ensure accurate diagnosis and procedure coding while following healthcare coding guidelines and payer requirements. The position involves auditing provider documentation, resolving coding issues, educating providers, supporting billing processes, and using coding systems like Epic to maintain accurate and compliant patient records. S
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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