Job Description
The Full- Time Outpatient Medical Coder is responsible for performing remote coding on all outpatient visits and surgical procedures by the Veteran Affairs Health Care System (VAHCS). The medical coder will access the Veteran Affairs VistA/CPRS system to read and code medical records identified by the Veteran Affairs and enter codes into the approved encoder or other package. The Medical Coder is
8:00 AM
Coders start the day by pulling their assigned chart queue. In a hospital setting, an inpatient coder might work 15β25 charts perβ¦
8:30 AM
Open the first chart. Read the operative report, discharge summary, and physician notes. Assign the principal diagnosis code (theβ¦
10:30 AM
Encounter a complex chart β a patient with multiple comorbidities and a surgical complication. You spend extra time to capture eveβ¦
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