Job: Experienced Medical Coding/Billing Specialist

Job Description

Job Type: Full time, Salaried

Wage: $41,000-$52,000/yr. 

Location: Canon City, CO.

Job Description:

Certified Medical Coding/Billing Specialist

Opportunity for an EXPERIENCED Medical Billing/Coding Specialist - (CPC preferred) with experience in all aspects of medical coding for a Primary Care Rural Health Clinic. Candidates should have a strong grasp of medical terminology, anatomy, as well as ICD-10, CPT and HCPCS codes and their proper applications. Good communication skills and a basic understanding of insurance requirements is a must. Applicants must be adept at handling changing insurance and coding requirements, and good intra-personal skills are a plus. This is an onsite – in person – 40 hours per week position.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Performs outpatient billing for Primary Care Rural Health Clinic.
• Review claims to ensure they are accurate and represent the level of care provided
• Audits clinical documentation and coded data to validate documentation supports services rendered for reimbursement and reporting purposes
• Ensures codes are accurate and sequenced correctly in accordance with government and insurance regulations
• Identifies discrepancies, potential quality of care, and billing issues
• Researches, analyzes, recommends, and facilitates plan of action to correct discrepancies and prevent future coding errors
• Effectively handles and manages denials and appeals in a timely manner in accordance with payer guidelines
• Communicates with providers and staff regarding coding and chart documentation
• Any other task(s) assigned by Administration

Job Qualifications:

• Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Certification Preferred
• Experience in primary care coding/billing
• 2 to 5 years experience with physician office billing and coding preferred
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent computer skills
• High level of professionalism
• Self-motivated
• Organized and efficient
• Previous experience with insurance payers including Medicare, Medicaid and other commercial and private payers
• Knowledge of payer rules and regulations
• Understanding CPT/ HCPCS and ICD – 10 codes

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

· Health, dental, vision, life disability insurance

· PTO

· Competitive salary

· Simple IRA Job 

**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.