Location: Fully Remote
Employment Duration: 3 months
Schedule: Full-Time | Day Shift
Pay Range: $50.61–$63.01/hour
Patient Record Abstractor fulfills a role as a Medical Coder for UCSF’s
physician practices. They review patient records, discharge summaries, operative
reports, and other clinical documentation to assign standardized codes for
diagnoses, procedures, and services. They apply national and international
coding classifications to ensure records reflect the care delivered, supporting
accurate reimbursement and reliable clinical data. They have knowledge of
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), International Classification of Diseases,
10th Edition, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM), and Healthcare Common
Procedural Coding System (HCPCS).
The role operates within a healthcare records or billing team and requires close
liaison with clinicians, clinical coders, and administrative staff to resolve
documentation queries. Coders must maintain currency with coding updates,
compliance requirements, and professional standards, and participate in regular
audits to monitor coding quality. Expectations include timely processing of case
volumes while maintaining high accuracy, adherence to confidentiality and
information governance standards, and contribution to process improvements that
enhance data quality and coding efficiency.
The Faculty Practice Revenue Management Operations (FPRMO) department is
responsible for physician-based coding for UCSF faculty. The team ensures
accurate code assignment for professional services delivered across UCSF
locations, affiliated community hospitals, off-license practices, and ambulatory
clinics.
FPRMO supports a diverse group of providers, including physicians, nurse
practitioners, and advanced practice providers, across a wide spectrum of
specialties within an academic medical center environment. These specialties
include Neurosurgery, Cardiovascular Services, OB/GYN, Gender Reassignment,
Rheumatology, and Plastic Surgery.
FPRMO plays a critical role in the revenue cycle by delivering precise and
compliant coding for approximately 1.6 million patient encounters annually,
supporting both regulatory requirements and optimal reimbursement.
Key Responsibilities:
Work in moderate work queues daily as defined by UCSF leadership.
Work in simple work queues as needed.
Work RFI and edit work queues as needed.
Maintain or exceed a 95% accuracy rate.
Maintain productivity standards as defined by UCSF leadership.
Work proactively with divisions in areas of specialization to assure
appropriate revenue cycle practices and compliance with internal and external
regulations.
Code intermediate procedures/accounts requiring advanced knowledge in charge
capture, workflow, hospital operations, authorizations, and the revenue
cycle.
Resolve Claims Manager and Epic edits to ensure correct coding of services
provided, including review of documentation for correct coding, evaluation
and management (E/M) leveling, diagnosis coding, bundling issues, and
modifier usage.
Apply dashboards and processes for continuous analysis of moderate revenue
cycle functions of diverse scope.
Audit data input to support revenue cycle management.
Complete coding work reports, reconcile charge lists, create charge sessions,
update DEPs, follow up on credential requests, and perform related coding
activities.
Verify and correct statistical data abstracted and compiled by lower-level
staff, reconcile output statistics, and perform medical coding.
Review APeX PB Charge Edit and RFI work queues daily or as assigned, address
payor inquiries requiring department review, and resolve claim edits to
ensure timely billing.
Proactively review assigned work queues and collaborate with faculty and
ancillary providers regarding required documentation changes and updates.
Run reports related to assigned charges, including missing charge reports,
error reports, and other reports supporting charge capture, error resolution,
and throughput.
Under supervision, analyze charge integrity, reconciliation, and charge
linkages from ancillary charging systems for the medical center/health
system.
About UCSF
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university
dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research,
graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and
excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system
dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world’s
leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel
laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative
diseases, aging and stem cells.
Pride Values
UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek
candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to
contribute to our commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity
and excellence – also known as our PRIDE values
[https://www.ucsf.edu/about/mission-and-values].
In addition to our PRIDE values, UCSF is committed to equity – both in how we
deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly
diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and
engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education,
discovery, and patient care. Additional information about UCSF is available here
[https://diversity.ucsf.edu/].
Join us to find a rewarding career contributing to improving healthcare
worldwide.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,
disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state
or federal law.
Salary Information
The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based
on UC policy.
Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors
including your work experience and internal equity within this position
classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union,
placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective
bargaining agreement.
To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total
compensation, please visit:
https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html
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