Obtaining useful information from the patients medical records.
• Communication with medical professionals and other interested parties in order to explain information.
• Checking the documents to see if any information is missing.
• Assigning codes for CPT, HCPCS, ICD-10-CM,
• Checking documents to ensure they are free of typos and grammatical problems before submitting them.
• Auditing the chart in question.
• Providing guidance and instruction on medical coding to medical professionals and personnel.
• Communicating problems with the computer software and the equipment to the supervisor.
• Ensuring conformity with the many policies and norms about medical coding.