In this role at Atean Healthcare Solutions, as a Medical Billing Coder based in Chennai, your main responsibility will be to accurately code medical records, analyze healthcare documentation, assign appropriate codes for diagnoses and procedures while ensuring compliance with coding guidelines and regulations. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the completeness and accuracy of patient data, collaborating with healthcare providers, and staying updated on evolving coding standards to facilitate timely claim submission and reimbursement.

• *Roles and Responsibilities:**
• Review patient medical records, physician notes, and clinical documentation to determine appropriate codes
• Assign accurate ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS codes for diagnoses and procedures
• Ensure coding accuracy and compliance with healthcare regulations and payer guidelines
• Verify completeness and correctness of medical documentation before coding
• Work closely with billing teams to ensure clean claim submission and reduce denials
• Identify and correct coding errors or discrepancies
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of coding guidelines, regulations, and updates
• Assist in audits and compliance reviews as required
• Communicate with healthcare providers for clarification on documentation when needed
• Ensure adherence to HIPAA and confidentiality standards
• *Qualifications:**
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in Medical Coding
• Proficiency in Medical Coding and familiarity with Coding Guidelines
• Knowledge of Medical Terminology and Health Information Management
• Experience with coding standards and RHIT certification
• Attention to detail, organizational skills, and compliance with healthcare regulations
• Bachelors degree in a related field or relevant professional certifications preferred
• Previous coding experience in a clinical or hospital environment is advantageous
• Certification in medical coding (CPC, CCS, or equivalent preferred)
• Strong knowledge of ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS coding systems
• Understanding of medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology
• Familiarity with insurance guidelines and reimbursement processes
• Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in medical billing software and MS Office tools
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

In addition, the key performance indicators for this role include experience in US healthcare/medical billing process, knowledge of denial management and AR follow-up, exposure to EHR/EMR systems, coding accuracy rate, turnaround time (TAT) for coding, denial rate due to coding errors, and productivity targets (charts coded per day). In this role at Atean Healthcare Solutions, as a Medical Billing Coder based in Chennai, your main responsibility will be to accurately code medical records, analyze healthcare documentation, assign appropriate codes for diagnoses and procedures while ensuring compliance with coding guidelines and regulations. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the completeness and accuracy of patient data, collaborating with healthcare providers, and staying updated on evolving coding standards to facilitate timely claim submission and reimbursement.

• *Roles and Responsibilities:**
• Review patient medical records, physician notes, and clinical documentation to determine appropriate codes
• Assign accurate ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS codes for diagnoses and procedures
• Ensure coding accuracy and compliance with healthcare regulations and payer guidelines
• Verify completeness and correctness of medical documentation before coding
• Work closely with billing teams to ensure clean claim submission and reduce denials
• Identify and correct coding errors or discrepancies
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of coding guidelines, regulations, and updates
• Assist in audits and compliance reviews as required
• Communicate with healthcare providers for clarification on documentation when needed
• Ensure adherence to HIPAA and confidentiality standards
• *Qualifications:**
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in Medical Coding
• Proficiency in Medical Coding and familiarity with Coding Guidelines
• Knowledge of Medical Terminology and Health Information Management
• Experience with coding standards and RHIT certification
• Attention to detail, organizational skills, and compliance with healthcare regulations
• Bachelors degree in a related field or relevant professional certifications preferred
• Previous coding experience in a clinical or hospital environment is advantageous
• Certification in medical coding (CPC, CCS, or equivalent preferred)
• Strong knowledge of ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS coding systems
• Understanding of medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology
• Familiarity with insurance guidelines and reimbursement processes
• Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in medical billing software and MS Office tools
• Strong communication and interper