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Job Description

Our client is in need of an Inpatient Rehabilitation Medical Coder. As an IRF Coder you will be responsible for coding and applying ICD-10-CM and PCS codes as applicable to code medical records for a large rehabilitation hospital in Florida. Responsibilities will include but not be limited to reviewing data from the medical record to determine or confirm codes, perform analysis of physician documentation, and provide feedback for improvement, collaborate with internal and external resources to obtain additional documentation to support the services provided, documentation and codes billed.

Pay rate: $37/hr

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Skills and Requirements

10 Years in Inpatient Acute facility/hospital coding

Must have a recognizable coding certification such as CPC or CCS or RHIT or CIC or CCA, etc.

Strong IDC-10-CM & PCS Codes

Principal diagnosis for the UB04 and all applicable comorbidities, complications, and procedure coders

Ability to provide guidance to other departmental staff in identifying and resolving coding issues or errors

Ability to analyze and resolve claim denials that are rejected by edits from the revenue cycle

Ability to maintain the national standards and our client’s standards for coding accuracy and internal standards for productivity IRF (Inpatient Rehab Facility Coding) - strongly desired

Familiarity with IRF compliance and tiering comorbidities impacting reimbursement

Experience with coding for both the IRF-PAI and UB04

Ability to accurately assign the IGC and etiologic diagnosis for the IRF-PAI

CMG (Case-mix Group) Coding Experience