Title: Medical Coder (onsite Tampa)
Job Description
Medical Coder
Location: 4110 George Rd, Tampa, FL 33634
Hours: 8am-5pm Mon-Fri
Position Summary:
Our team is seeking dedicated and detail-oriented medical coding specialists who possess a Medical Coding Certificate and have a strong understanding of records review. They will be responsible for handling appeals for Medicare members, specifically working on NCD/LCD denials, Duplicate denials, and MUE denials. The role involves reviewing medical records, comparing findings to CMS guidelines, and determining if conditions of coverage exist. If conditions are not met, the specialist will provide an uphold justification.
Additional Job Duties:
- Review and analyze medical records for Medicare appeals.
- Work on NCD/LCD denials, Duplicate denials, and MUE denials.
- Compare medical findings to CMS guidelines.
- Determine if conditions of coverage are met.
- Provide uphold justifications when conditions of coverage are not met.
- Maintain accurate and detailed documentation of all reviews and decisions.
- Communicate effectively with team members and other stakeholders.
- Stay updated with CMS guidelines and changes in Medicare policies.
- Handle additional coding-related scenarios as the team expands.
Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Coding certificate (CPC, CCS, or equivalent).
- Previous WFH experience with high-speed internet with HIPPA compliant office.
- Strong understanding of medical records review.
- Experience with Medicare appeals and denials (NCD/LCD, Duplicate, MUE).
- Experience with FACETS (Trizetto)
- Must have experience with denied claims review as an auditor/examiner.
Preferences:
Familiarity with the following:
- HCFA Billing (CMS 500)
- Frequent Denials:
- CO11 Dx – diagnosis code mismatch with procedure
- CO5 POS – Procedure code mismatch
- CO97 – Bundling issues
- CO50 – Medical necessity
- CO4 – Missing Modifier
- Difference between LCD and NCD with examples - (Local Claim Denial) and (National Claims Denial)
- Software tools - Facets (TriZetto) , Cosmos a plus
- G2211 Denial
- Forms:
- CMS- 1500
- UB – 04 (CMS 1450)
- EDI 837
- EDI 835
- CARC – Claim Adjustment Reason Codes
- RARC – Remittance Advice Remark Codes
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Deliver
No | Performance Parameter | Measure |
1 | Process | No. of cases resolved per day, compliance to process and quality standards, meeting process level SLAs, Pulse score, Customer feedback |
2 | Self- Management | Productivity, efficiency, absenteeism, Training Hours, No of technical training completed |
Mandatory Skills: Medical Coding.
Based on the position, the role is also eligible for Wipro’s standard benefits including a full range of medical and dental benefits options, disability insurance, paid time off (inclusive of sick leave), other paid and unpaid leave options.
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Nearest Major Market: Tampa