Jody LaNew
Lexington,KY
Summary
Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Outpatient Coding Specialist
University of Kentucky Hospital
Lexington, KY
04.2022 - Current
- Maintained compliance with all applicable federal, state and local regulations regarding medical coding.
- Ensured all coding is completed accurately and timely in accordance with departmental standards.
- Maintained current working knowledge of CPT and ICD-10 coding principles, government regulation, protocols and third-party billing requirements.
- Read through patient health data, histories, physician diagnoses and treatments to gain understanding for coding purposes.
- Added modifiers as appropriate, coded narrative diagnoses and verified diagnoses.
- Maintained high accuracy rate on daily production of completed reviews.
- Assigned additional diagnosis codes based on specific clinical findings (laboratory, radiology and, pathology reports as well as clinical studies) in support of existing diagnoses.
- Verified proper coding, sequencing of diagnoses and accuracy of [Type] procedures.
- Assigned appropriate ICD-10 codes based on diagnosis, procedures, services rendered and other information in the patient record.
- Identified appropriate modifiers to be applied to claims for optimal reimbursement.
Outpatient Coding Specialist
R1 RCM, Intermountain Healthcare
Salt Lake City, UT
04.2008 - 04.2022
- Applied coding rules established by American Medical Association and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for assignment of procedural codes.
- Reviewed account information to confirm patient and insurance information is accurate and complete.
- Maintained current working knowledge of CPT and ICD-10 coding principles, government regulation, protocols and third-party billing requirements.
- Read through patient health data, histories, physician diagnoses and treatments to gain understanding for coding purposes.
- Added modifiers as appropriate, coded narrative diagnoses and verified diagnoses.
- Quickly responded to staff and client inquiries regarding CPT codes.
- Maintained compliance with all applicable federal, state and local regulations regarding medical coding.
- Ensured all coding is completed accurately and timely in accordance with departmental standards.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Information Management
Weber State University
Ogden, UT05-2008
Certification
- Certified RHIT Registered Health Information Technician 2008
- Certified CCS Certified Coding Specialist 2020
Timeline
Outpatient Coding Specialist
University of Kentucky Hospital
04.2022 - Current
Outpatient Coding Specialist
R1 RCM, Intermountain Healthcare
04.2008 - 04.2022
Associate of Applied Science - Information Management
Weber State University