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***xtend offers competitive benefits including medical/dental/vision, generous paid time off/paid holidays/monthly bonus eligibility/tuition reimbursement/401k plan plus employer match/professional development***
Xtend healthcare, a navient company, is nationally recognized as the industry-leading provider of comprehensive revenue cycle solutions to hospitals and health systemsSustaining healthcare revenue cycle improvement is our exclusive focus with experience in all 50 states and more than 30 years of dedicated health revenue cycle experienceWe are committed to delivering solutions built around the broad revenue cycle needs of our clients.
Xtend healthcare focuses on both clinical and financial interoperability to maximize collection of net revenueXtend healthcare provides an array of solutions for our customers including full and partial revenue cycle outsourcing, third-party insurance follow-up, self-pay, coding, cdi, and consulting services.
This position is remote(work from home).
Xtend healthcare is looking for a coding specialist ii /family medicine who will work remotelyThis position is responsible for accurately coding (icd-10-cm, cpt, hcpcs, level i & ii modifiers) at least one of the following service types: family medicine, outpatient facility emergency room, outpatient surgery, or observation; and at least two of the following service types: outpatient facility ancillary, recurring therapy, clinic or professional codingWill be working with multiple facility specific, state billing and coding guidelines as well as various medicare administrative contractors nation-wide.
Job summary:
1Project work.
Outpatient facility coding (er, ops, obs, ancillary, recurring therapy, clinic, etc.).
Professional coding.
Family medicine.
2Record keeping.
Completion of masterlog of accounts coded daily.
Completion of time allocation reports daily.
3Analysis/reporting.
Identifies trends and reports to coding manager.
Identifies daily work queue.
Identifies potential issues or errors.
4Customer service.
Client liaison to communicate account inquiries.
Minimum requirements:
High school education
5 years of experience with coding and/or billing in healthcare revenue cycleThis should include hospital and physician practice(additional equivalent education above the required minimum may substitute for the required level of experience).
Complete a pre-employment medical coding assessment that is provided, developed, and administered by candidate management instructions.
Preferred qualifications:
Family medicine experience
An understanding of healthcare billing practices and compliant claims preparation for both governmental and commercial payers.
Revenue cycle certifications: the following are recognized professional certifications: certified professional account representative (cpar), certified revenue cycle representative (crcr) or certified professional biller (cpb).
Electronic health record (ehr) expertise, including knowledge of a variety of vendors.
Specialty coding certifications: the following are recognized professional certifications: ambulatory surgical center (cascc), anesthesia and pain management (canpc), cardiology (ccc), cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (ccvtc), chiropractic (ccpc), dermatology (cpcd), emergency department (cedc), evaluation and management (cemc), family practice (cfpc), gastroenterology (cgic), general surgery (cgsc), hematology and oncology (chonc), internal medicine (cimc), interventional radiology and cardiovascular (cirrc), obstetrics gynecology (cobgc), orthopedic surgery (cosc), otolaryngology (centc), pediatrics (cpedc), plastics and reconstructive surgery (cprc), rheumatology (crhc), surgical foot & ankle (csfac), and urology (cuc).
Coding certifications: the following are recognized professional certifications: registered health information technician (rhit); registered health information administrator (rhia); certified coding associate (cca); certified professional coder (cpc); certified outpatient coder (coc); certified inpatient coder (cic); certified coding specialist (ccs); or certified coding specialist – physician (ccs-p)Coding specialist ii coders are required to possess at least one of the above professional services coding certifications.
Continuing education requirements: medical coders shall maintain the required continuing education hours to maintain current and proper national certification(s) requirements for this position.
Coding testPass a pre-employment coding test that is provided, developed and administered by candidate management instructions, with a score of 80% or higher.
Must possess a working knowledge of medicare and local medical review policy guidelines.
Ability to function independently and as a team player in a fast-paced environment required.
Knowledge of computing observation hours.
Knowledge of coding infusions and injections.
Knowledge of surgical coding.
Knowledge of evaluation and management coding.
Must be able to maintain the company accuracy rating of 95%.
Must meet set weekly quota for productivityThis is a production coding environment and very fast paced.
All offers of employment are contingent on standard background checksNavient and certain of its affiliated companies are federal, state and/or local government contractorsShould this position support a federal government contract, now or in the future, the successful candidate will be subject to a background check conducted by the u.sGovernment to determine eligibility and suitability for federal contract employment for public trust or sensitive positionsPositions that support state and/or local contracts also may require additional background checks to determine eligibility and suitability.
Eoe race/ethnicity/sex/disability/protected vet/sexual orientation/gender identityNavient corporation and its subsidiaries are not sponsored by or agencies of the united states of america.
Navient is a drug free workplace.
