Coder – Edits and Denials

About the Job

Welcome to Ovation Healthcare!

At Ovation Healthcare, we’ve been making local healthcare better for more than 40 years. Our mission is to strengthen independent community healthcare. We provide independent hospitals and health systems with the support, guidance and tech-enabled shared services needed to remain strong and viable. With a strong sense of purpose and commitment to operating excellence, we help rural healthcare providers fulfill their missions.

The Ovation Healthcare difference is the extraordinary combination of operations experience and consulting guidance that fulfills our mission of creating a sustainable future for healthcare organizations. Ovation Healthcare's vision is to be a dynamic, integrated professional services company delivering innovative and executable solutions through experience and thought leadership, while valuing trust, respect, and customer focused behavior.

We’re looking for talented, motivated professionals with a desire to help independent hospitals thrive. Working with Ovation Healthcare you will have the opportunity to collaborate with highly skilled subject matter specialists and operations executives, in a collegial atmosphere of professionalism and teamwork.

Ovation Healthcare's corporate headquarters is located in Brentwood, TN. For more information, visit https://ovationhc.com.

Summary:

Ovation Healthcare seeks an Edit & Denials Coder to review medical records to determine appropriate billing codes and necessary documentation. This role is responsible for performing advanced coding and appeal activities; investigating payer issues, completing charge corrections, and for timely filing of appeals to insurance companies.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reviews the documentation in the record to identify all pertinent facts for appealing the claims denied by third-party payers or holds in host systems or billing clearinghouse. Creates appropriate letters to substantiate the validity of claims.

• Meets with facility liaison to review documentation, resolve coding, and tagging files for follow-up. Investigates and problem-solves reimbursement issues in collaboration with other coding staff and faculty. Works directly with facility liaison or other clinical staff as needed to provide documentation feedback and to develop appeals.

• Researches payer policies and processes.

• Reviews clinical documentation in the medical record to identify all pertinent facts necessary to select the comprehensive diagnoses and procedures that fully describe the patient's conditions and treatment.

• Works assigned work queues and tasks and reviews remittance advice for rejections and accuracy of payment amounts as needed. Identifies invoices or claims that have been rejected per billing edits/criteria.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT Coding

• Must be comfortable working with AR teams to resolve issues.

• Must be able to pass a coding assessment.  

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, and Teams.

• Ability to multi-task and have excellent communication skills.

• Must meet and maintain a 95% quality accuracy rate and productivity standards.  

• Must be able to apply official coding guidelines, NCCI edits, CPT Assistants, and Coding Clinics.

• Must have experience working in a remote environment. 

Work Experience, Education, and Certifications:

• CCS, AHIMA, CCS-P, CPC, AAPC, CPC-A, or AAPC Credentials

• Three or more years of Coding experience

Benefits

The base compensation range for this position is:

$54,564.08 - $81,846.12

Compensation ranges could be hourly or salary depending upon the exempt status of the posted position.

Beginning compensation is determined based on objective factors such as location, qualifications, skills, certifications, and experience. Typically, a candidate is hired in the lower to midpoint of the range; the top end of the range is reserved for candidates with extensive specialized experience and mastery within the role. Compensation may increase over time based on performance, experience, and tenure.

Compensation is only part of Ovation's total compensation package. Some additional benefits offered to full-time associates are:

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability coverage
• HSA with employer contributions, flexible spending accounts for health care, and dependent care accounts
• Wellness platform with premium incentives
• Employee assistance support and additional voluntary supplemental plans including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and child disability insurance
• Robust and flexible paid time off offerings and company paid holidays
• 401(k) plan with discretionary employer match opportunities
• Professional development opportunities
• Company issued equipment