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Job Description Job Description Essential Job Duties: · Responsible for working and posting claims of patients covered under private and public plans while posting appropriate updates and statuses in the RCM system. · Work appeals/denials in a timely manner and creates solutions to prevent future denials. · Research/process credits (recoupments and refunds) to insurance companies and patients as a
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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