BPO Medical Records Coding Associate

Job description

**In these roles, you will be responsible for:** - Coding and abstracting information from provider patient medical records and hospital ancillary records per facility and/or state requirements. - Assigning appropriate billing codes based on medical documentation using CPT-4 and/or ICD-9 coding guidelines. - Querying physicians when code assignments are not straightforward or documentation in the record is inadequate, ambiguous or unclear for coding purposes. - Monitoring unbilled accounts report for outstanding and/or un-coded encounters to reduce accounts receivable days. - Following strict coding guidelines within established productivity standards. - Attending meetings and in-service training to enhance coding knowledge, compliance skills, and maintenance of credentials. - Maintaining patient confidentiality. **Required Skills for this role include:** - 2+ years of experience working with CPT and ICD-9 coding principles, governmental regulations, protocols and third party requirements regarding medical billing. - Coding certificaion is Mandatory, should have exposure in Radiology Denials - 1+ year(s) of experience using a computer with Windows PC applications that required you to use a keyboard, navigate screens, and learn new software tools. - Ability to work scheduled shifts from Monday-Friday 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM IST and the shift timings can be changed as per client requirements. - Flexibility to accommodate overtime and work on weekend’s basis business requirement. - Ability to communicate (oral/written) effectively in English to exchange information with our client