Certified Medical Coder

Nebraska Methodist Health System is hiring for a Certified Medical Coder!

Join us in leading the way in healthcare excellence. As a Certified Medical Coder, your role is pivotal in ensuring accuracy and compliance in our billing procedures. Daily responsibilities involve reviewing CPT procedure and charge codes, skillfully applying modifiers, and making necessary adjustments to charges. Our culture thrives on collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. Benefit from competitive compensation, comprehensive healthcare coverage, retirement plans, and pathways for career advancement. Take the opportunity to make a real difference in patient care—apply today!

Job Duties & Responsibilities:Code professional charges and hospital services for accurate billing by reviewing doctor dictation and assigning CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.Ensure timely submission of claims to insurance companies by coding various encounters at specified productivity standards.Assign appropriate E/M CPT codes following guidelines on Clinic, Professional inpatient, and ED encounters.Review hospital billing charges with physicians to ensure accuracy and address any insurance billing updates.Investigate claim denials from third-party payers, reviewing services received and making necessary coding/charging corrections.Review Medicare and Commercial correspondence for billing and coding updates, updating coding manual as needed.

Schedule:Monday-Friday, flexible 8.5-hour shifts between 6am-6pm

Location:Methodist Corporate Office- 825 S 169th St, Omaha, NE

Salary:Starting pay of $22.00 and increases based on work history/experience

Job Qualifications:High School Diploma or General Educational Development (G.E.D) required.College-level completion of courses in anatomy and physiology, biology, disease process, and medical terminology required.Associate's Degree in Health Information Management or healthcare-related degree preferred.Prior healthcare registration, customer service, insurance, or billing experience preferred.Certification as Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Outpatient Coder (COC), Certified Coding Associate (CCA), Certified Coding Specialist-Physician-based (CCS-P), or registration as Registered Health Information Tech (RHIT) required.

About Methodist

Forbes named Methodist Health Systems Nebraska's BEST employer for 2023!

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.