Medical Coder

Essential Job Responsibilities & Key Performance Outcomes

• Provide additions, deletions or updates to diagnosis codes, procedure codes, age minimums & maximums, quantity limitations, place of service limitations and other clinical content criteria
• Provide written and oral presentations to Medical Director (physicians) and other clinical colleagues to obtain consensus on proposed denial criteria
• Provide clinical content support to our customers as needed
• Perform data entry of clinical content updates into database, as needed
• Solve problems related to the interpretation of inpatient coding or ICD-10-CM coding conventions/guidelines for inclusion or exclusion within Lyric business rules
• Responsible for making recommendations within the software for the denial of diagnosis, age, or other criteria on medical claims based on coding guidelines

Required Skills & Experience

• BS Nursing or equivalent required
• 4 years experience in medical billing, coding, claims processing, bill and/or chart review/auditing, is required. Previous experience working with US health insurance payers in a claims, appeals or coding capacity is also required
• Experience in denial management or claim review management is a plus
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) enabling effective communication both internally with all areas of the business and externally
• Demonstrated proficiency with various software applications, including but not limited to: MS Word; MS Excel; MS Access; Visio; JIRA; SharePoint with MS project a plus
• AHIMA Certified Coding Specialist – Physician (CCS-P) or AAPC Certified Professional Coder (CPC) is required