Job Description
The Charge Capture Specialist III has demonstrated mastery of the charge specialist I and II functions. Collaborates with the O.R., patient accounting and accounts payable, materials management and purchasing, as well as other hospital departments and staff. Serves as resource for vendors, physician offices, and affiliate hospitals. Possesses the job skills, knowledge and ability to ensure the smo
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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