JOB PURPOSE

Enters and validates professional charges for Cottage Urgent Care locations, Cottage Children's Medical Group, and other Cottage clinics. 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.

QUALIFICATIONS

All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.

LEVEL OF EDUCATION

Minimum:

Preferred: Completed and passed AAPC Certified Professional Coding Certification or AHIMA Certified Coding Assistant Certification

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Minimum: Certified Professional Coder-Apprentice (CPC-A) or Certified Professional Coder (CPC) from AAPC, or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) from AHIMA or achieved within 1 year of hire.

Preferred: Certified Professional Coder (CPC) from AAPC or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) from AHIMA or achieved within 1 year of hire.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Minimum:

Preferred: Six (6) months working with electronic health records and professional billing.

YEARS OF RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

Minimum:

Preferred: 6 months of experience in billing or coding for professional services.
Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, Ca, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.

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