Jennifer Etter

Assign accurate ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS codes for diagnoses, procedures, and supplies. Apply coding guidelines and payer rules to ensure compliant claims, query providers when documentation is incomplete, and support billing teams for clean claim submission.

Reviewed denied claims, appealed denied claims by forming appeals letters, and called insurance companies to inquire about claim status and obtain clarification on denial reasons.

Reviewed office dictation notes and operative notes to identify appropriate E&M, procedure, modifiers, and diagnosis codes for orthopedic visits and surgeries. Entered codes in Next Gen, ran reports to ensure clean claim submission, and assisted coworkers and billing department with coding questions.

Reviewed office dictation notes and operative notes to identify appropriate E&M, procedure, modifiers, and diagnosis codes for orthopedic, ASC, general surgery, urgent care, and pain management. Entered codes in EMR, ran reports to ensure clean claim submission, and assisted coworkers with coding questions.

Followed up with insurance companies for timely payments, appealed denied claims, answered patient billing questions, reviewed operative notes to apply appropriate CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10 codes, entered charges into Amkai, and ensured patient demographics were correct.

Served as an outpatient coder for a variety of specialty clinics, pulling lists of encounters to code in 3M CCE, reviewing notes in AHLTA and Essentris, and applying correct CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10 codes to each encounter.

Served as an outpatient coder for a variety of specialty clinics, pulling lists of encounters to code in 3M CCE, reviewing notes in AHLTA and Essentris, and applying correct CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10 codes. Met minimum requirement of 120 charts per day for outpatient and 30 for ER.

Handled check-out, charge entry, and intake duties; coded surgeries, office visits, and hospital consults using CPT, ICD-9, and HCPCS; submitted claims, validated insurance, retrieved authorizations, followed up on A/R, scheduled surgeries, and assisted with medical records and coding questions.

Coded all ASC charges and entered them into the EMR system, followed up on A/R to ensure timely payment, worked denials and appeals for payment, and entered all daily charges into the EMR system.

Completed high school education at Frederick Douglas High School in Upper Marlboro, MD.

Earned a Certificate in Medical Coding from Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, MD.