Coding Specialist III

Possesses the knowledge and skills to thoroughly review the clinical content of all levels of complexity of Inpatient medical records and assign appropriate ICD-10-Codes to diagnoses procedures for optimal reimbursement, as well as the knowledge to ensure the coding accurately reflects the severity of illness and risk of mortality for quality reporting. Has knowledge of all other types of coding, including, but not limited to, Outpatient, Outpatient Surgery, and Observation, however the focus of work is complex Inpatient coding.

PRINCIPAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. *Commits to the KRMC mission, vision, values and goals and consistently demonstrates our core values.

2. *Reviews hospital inpatient medical record documentation and properly identifies and assigns: ICD-10-CM and/or ICD-10-PCS codes for all reportable diagnoses and procedures. This includes determining the correct principal diagnosis, co-morbidities and complications, secondary conditions and surgical procedures; MS-...