Req #: 243475 Department: FACULTY PRACTICE PLAN SERVICES (UWP) Posting Date: 02/11/2025 Closing Info: Closes On 02/18/2025 Salary: $4,852 - $6,946 per month Shift: First Shift Notes: + Choose from multiple, top medical and dental insurance programs + Plan for your future with tax-deferred investing through the UW retirement options, Including PERS plans for qualifying job profiles + Enjoy generous vacation and sick leave policies and protect yourself and your family with life and long-term disability insurance. + Receive UPASS Benefits, which includes free public transportation in the Puget Sound region on participating transit services + Intermittent/Per-Diem Employees are eligible for Holiday and Vacation payFor detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20220908\_a11y.pdf) **Faculty Practice Plane Services (FPPS)** has outstanding opportunities for a **full-time (100% FTE, 40 hours/week), day shift,** **CODING SPECIALIST 1** **.** **WORK SCHEDULE** + 40 hours per week + Day Shift + This position is Remote **PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES** + Validate codes entered at the point of care and/or by other charge sources by reviewing electronic data and making corrections based on a review of all available electronic and other appropriate documentation to support all billable procedures and services. + Reviews and resolves accounts for coding issues like missing modifiers, incorrect modifiers, missing charges, incorrect charges, medical necessity edits, CCI edits, claim edits, and payor denials in Epic; verifies accuracy of ICD diagnosis codes and CPT/HCPCS codes. + Makes coding corrections to resolve coding issues; supports PFS by reviewing specified procedures for charge accuracy; reroutes accounts to correct coding specialist for coding resolution based on coding scenario. + Maintains Epic WQ turnaround times for coding error and edits resolution to prevent charge lags for professional fee services. Identifies potentially avoidable delays to timely billing and help identify systemic issues that contribute to delays in service or inefficient uses of resources to address root cause and prevent ongoing errors. + Identifies the need for documentation clarity to support the integrity of the record and for reimbursement compliance; identifies charge error trends and escalate to supervisor. **REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS** High school diploma or equivalent.ANDOne year coding experience or equivalent education/experience.Certified as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Coding Specialist – Physician Based (CCS-P), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC), Certified Outpatient Coder (COC), Certified Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular Coder (CIRCC), Radiology Certified Coder (RCC) or Radiation Oncology Certified Coder (ROCC).ANDOne year coding experience or equivalent education/experience.OREquivalent education/experience **UW Medicine Faculty Practice Plan Services (FPPS)** supports UW Physicians (UWP), a practice group for more than 3,000 physicians and other healthcare professionals associated with UW Medicine. 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