JOB PURPOSE Enters and validates professional charges for Cottage Urgent Care locations, professional office visit charges for Cottage professional MD services, and inpatient physician services and surgical procedures. Evaluates medical records, completes clinical data abstraction and assigns appropriate clinical diagnosis and procedure codes in accordance with nationally recognized coding guidelines for reporting and billing of physician and allied health services. CDM review, pricing updates and pricing CPT codes. QUALIFICATIONS All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently. LEVEL OF EDUCATION Minimum: Formalized education that provides knowledge and experience in the following areas: 1) Assigning ICD-10-CM and CPT coding classifications; 2) Medical terminology, anatomy, chemistry, pharmacology, physiology, and disease process 3) medical record keeping principles and practices. Preferred: Associate's Degree in Health Information Management CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Minimum: Certified Professional Coder (CPC) or Certified Coding Specialist Professional based (CCS-P) AND a specialty certification through AAPC or AHIMA Preferred: Certified Professional Coder (CPC) or Certified Coding Specialist Professional based (CCS-P) AND a specialty certification in Endocrinology, Cardiology, Pediatrics, Behavioral Health, Rheumatology, or Gastroenterology. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS Minimum: Preferred: Experience using Epic Electronic Health Record and use of Optum Encoder YEARS OF RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE Minimum: 2 years of professional coding experience Preferred: 4+ years coding for professional services, including procedure and surgical cases