Radiation Oncology Coder

About

Plutus Health Inc. is a healthcare revenue cycle management firm that has been in the industry for 15 years. We offer end-to-end business solutions to healthcare providers in the United States, ensuring that all our services are fully compliant with HIPAA regulations. Our team has extensive experience in the field, and we leverage cutting-edge technology to ensure that your medical billing and collections processes run smoothly.

Along with being SOC-certified and HIPPA-compliant, we have:

• Full-Cycle RCM: We handle everything from medical coding and credentialing to denial management and patient collections.
• Tech-Driven Efficiency: Our team of 1000+ experts, each with their unique expertise, is backed by 70+ RPA bots for automation, ensuring accuracy and speed.
• Flexibility: We offer billing software, financial dashboards, and patient portals, and we integrate seamlessly with your existing systems.

We have Centers of Excellence worldwide to effectively serve your needs, with our headquarters located in Dallas.

Life at Plutus Health

Plutus Health offers an unique work environment that is both thrilling and enriching, fostering personal and professional growth. Our company is a hub of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning, where we encourage our employees to adopt a positive mindset and strive for excellence.

At Plutus Health, you'll be part of a vibrant team that thrives on creativity and problem-solving. You'll have the chance to work on cutting-edge projects, harnessing the latest technologies and methodologies to deliver intelligent solutions that make a real difference for our clients.

Plutus Health prioritizes the well-being of its employees and fosters a supportive and inclusive culture that promotes work-life balance. If you are enthusiastic about joining a vibrant organization that values your input, Plutus Health is the ideal place to pursue your career goals.

Job Title: Medical Coder - Radiation Oncology

Report To: Team Leader

Experience: 1 - 5 Years

Qualification: Any Degree (Life Science Background)

Location: Bangalore / Coimbatore

Shift Time: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM

Mode: Work from office

Terms-Fulltime/Part time/Contractual: Full-time

Job Summary

As a radiation oncology coder, your responsibility is to evaluate patients' diagnoses and treatments to identify the most appropriate billing process. Your job may require you to communicate with healthcare professionals to obtain missing data, send invoices to patients or insurance companies, and provide additional assistance and support as necessary.

Key Responsibilities

• Review the documentation in the record to identify all pertinent facts necessary to select the comprehensive diagnoses and procedures that fully describe the patient's conditions and treatment.
• Codes evaluation and management to appropriate CPT code and codes diagnosis to appropriate ICD-9 code.
• Meets with physicians to review documentation, resolve coding, and secure signature of all unsigned dates of service, tagging files for follow-up.
• Acts as lead person and assists coders with IBC staff with medical terminology and policy interpretation as required.
• Assists with efforts to increase physician awareness of documentation requirements.
• Prepares case reports and initiates follow-up for the billing process.

Mandatory Skills

• Must have one of the following coding credentials: AHIMA (CCA, CCS, or CCS-P); AAPC (CPC, CPC-A, CPC-H, CPC-H-A, or one of the AAPC specialty-specific coding credentials (the specialty-specific credential is only valid for that employee’s department).
• The RHIT or RHIA (or eligible) certification in health information management may be recognized instead of a coding credential and does not require experience.

Desired skills

• Previous coding experience or experience equivalent to an associate’s degree in a related field.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology and related computer systems.
• Knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT coding.