Full Career Description
As a Medical Coder, you play the role of a secret code-breaker in health care, translating intricate medical information into a language that guarantees accurate billing and streamlined operations. Your tech-savvy expertise involves assigning precise codes to diagnoses and procedures, maintaining a vital link between medical records and billing to ensure fair compensation for health care providers.
Your responsibilities include coding and abstracting inpatient medical records using standardized coding systems, skillfully identifying and classifying diseases and procedures. You also adeptly abstract required statistical information from medical records. With a foundation of high school education and formal training in medical terminology, ICD-10 or ICD-9-CM, and CPT-4 coding, you bring a unique blend of knowledge to this crucial health care role.
