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• Revenue integrity analyst provides education to employees, clinical departments, and provider offices as needed to facilitate an understanding of correct claim coding, use of CPT, ICD9, ICD-10 HCPCS, etc.
• Assigns pricing as needed and ensures pricing meets methodology within CDM.
• Ensures regulatory requirements are met for any CDM charge.
• Analyze and resolve specific billing edits that require HCPCS/CPT coding based on the chargemaster expertise and that are delaying claims from processing in Cerner Patient Accounting.
• Supports timely implementation of coding and pricing updates (CPT/HCPCS), periodic UB Revenue Code updates, modifier revisions and regulatory updates to CDM.
• Serve as chargemaster liaison to facilitate clinical department education on appropriate charging of CPT codes, Revenue Codes, and communicating with Ancillary Departments to resolve issues.
• Performs formal review of annual CPT/Diagnosis/HCPC changes and prepares educational documents by specialty highlighting significant changes.
• Primary resource for with the development of documentation templates and assignment of correct CPT/diagnosis codes to orders.
• Analyzes billing error and denial data to identify root causes.
• Analyzes changes to coding and billing rules and regulations by utilizing appropriate reference materials, internet sources, seminars and publications.
• Analyzes file data for evidence of deficiencies in controls, duplication of effort, or lack of compliance with laws, government regulations and policies and procedures.
• Collaborates with facility and/or other personnel to analyze CDM billing processes and identify root causes for claims issues/rejections.
• Works with Information Systems and other departments to ensure that the appropriate CDM line-item charge and other necessary billing data are placed on the claim appropriately.
• Helps to clear suspended charges.

  Helps to distribute/follow up on out of bounds charges with areas.

• Helps identify missing charges and advises on corrective activity in the hospital departments.
• Assists with new supply charges.
• Helps with clean up of Optum database.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• In-depth knowledge of the practices, procedures, and concepts of the healthcare revenue cycle.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in the use of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), and revenue codes.
• Completes all mandatory department, educational and hospital requirements
• Adheres to current Infection Control and Safety Standards
• Regular and prompt attendance
• Ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required
• Related duties as assigned

Employees must be in a regular position, working 20 hours or more per week (.50 FTE or greater) to qualify for benefits.

• Associate's Degree in business or a related field from an accredited institution as approved and accepted by the University of South Alabama and 3 years of experience in revenue integrity operations,  clinical charge capture, charge master, or revenue cycle operations. Required
• Bachelor's Degree Preferred
• Charge description master and professional or hospital billing experience. Preferred
• Certified Professional Coder (CPC) or
• Certified Outpatient Coder (COC) or
• CCA - Certified Coding Associate or
• CCS-Certified Coding Specialist or
• RHIT - Registered Health Information Technician Preferred
• Comparable combination of education and experience may substitute for the above requirements.