Melisia Scott
Osage,Iowa
Summary
Hardworking,motivated professional capable of applying official coding conventions and rules established by the American Medical Association and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services. Confident medical coder adhering to data confidentiality and privacy rules in all workflows and promoting dynamic interpersonal skills. I am also dual certified as a CPC and COC.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Coding Specialist
CareCloud
Remote, NJ
11/22/21 - Current
- Reviewed medical records to identify appropriate codes for services rendered, ensuring accuracy and completeness of documentation
- Review and/or assign ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS codes for following specialties: Pulmonary,Podiatry, Nephrology, and Ophthalmology.
- Apply and adhere to all correct coding principles, current NCCI rules, LCD coverage.
- Assist the account receivable team with coding related denials including, but not limited to medical necessity, bundling and application of proper modifiers, ICD-10, CPT , and HCPCS code selections
- Maintained updated knowledge of coding requirements, which included continuing education and certification renewal.
- Reviewed clinical data from medical records to assign ICD, CPT and HCPCS codes.
- Assigned value codes and modifiers to provide specific information for services provided.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of medical terminology and coding changes.
Coding Specialist
Mitchell County Regional Health Center
Osage, Iowa
12.2018 - 11.2021
- Charges and diagnosis coding for OTC
- Have a log for all OTC Patients
- Outpatient lab diagnosis coding
- X-ray,MRI, CT, Ultrasounds, Mammograms
- PFT & Stress test- professional charging and diagnosis coding
- OT/PT/Speech/RT diagnosis coding
- Osage Clinic professional coding and diagnosis coding
- Professional coding and diagnosis coding for cataract surgery
- Pain clinic facility charges and diagnosis coding
- Provider professional clinic charges and diagnosis coding
- I also fill out FMLA, Disability forms and then have providers sign and fill out any necessary information and enter into log
Education
Certification - Medical Coding
L S Coding & Education LLC
Tuscon09.2018
High School Diploma -
Marquette Sr. High School
Chesterfield, MO06.1998
Skills
- Regulatory compliance
- Medicaid and Medicare statues and regulations
- Information collection
- High level of autonomy
- Word
- Excel
- CPT (Current Procedural Terminology
- ICD 10
- HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System)
- Medical Terminology
- Anatomy
- Maintaining records
- Strong medical ethic
Certification
- CPC
- COC
Timeline
Coding Specialist
Mitchell County Regional Health Center
12.2018 - 11.2021
Medical Coding Specialist
CareCloud
11/22/21 - Current
Certification - Medical Coding
L S Coding & Education LLC
High School Diploma -
Marquette Sr. High School
- CPC
- COC
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