Skilled Medical Coder specializing in medical coding, diagnosis verification, and modifier application. Maintains high accuracy rates in emergency room coding while ensuring compliance with industry standards and supporting diagnostic integrity.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Coder II
St Mary's Hospital and Medical Center
Cottonwood
10.2025 - Current
Code and bill for office visits and also any procedures that was done.
Review claim edits generated by automated systems prior to submission to payer organizations.
Assign additional diagnosis codes based on clinical findings from laboratory, radiology, and pathology reports, supporting diagnostic integrity.
Add modifiers as appropriate, coded narrative diagnoses and verified diagnoses.
Maintain accuracy rate on daily production of completed reviews.
Applied coding rules established by American Medical Association and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for assignment of procedural codes.
Certified Professional Coder I
Blue Ridge Healthcare
Morganton
10.2023 - 10.2025
Coded and billed emergency room services, ensuring accurate and timely processing for patient care continuity
Established billing timelines for patients transitioning from emergency room to observation floor
Applied coding rules established by American Medical Association and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for assignment of procedural codes.
Maintained accuracy rate on daily production of completed reviews.
Coding Specialist 1
New Hanover Regional Medical Center/Novant
Wilmington
10.2021 - 10.2023
Coded and billed oncology/radiation accounts ensuring processing for patients care continuity
Coded emergency room accounts.
Query providers as needed for clarification.
Coded ancillary accounts
Reviewed claim edits generated by automated systems prior to submission to payer organizations.
Assigned additional diagnosis codes based on specific clinical findings (laboratory, radiology and, pathology reports as well as clinical studies) in support of existing diagnoses.