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Melinda L. Ross
mlross77@yahoo.com – 928 636-6089
PROFESSIONAL SUMMERY
Lead Medical Coder with 18 years of experience in hospital outpatient surgery coding. Certified in ICD-10 and
ICD-9. Familiar with commercial and private insurance carriers. Desire a position in Out Patient records coding.
CREDENTIALS & MEMBERSHIPS RHIT, CCS
AHIMA member since 1995
EDUCATION Associate of Science - Health Information- 1997
City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
SKILL HIGHLIGHTS
ï‚· Trained in Ambulatory Surgery
ï‚· Observation stays,ER, Clinic,Ref/Lab
ï‚· CPT and HCPCS coding
ï‚· All types of sugery charts includingDental
ï‚· Interventional Radiology
ï‚· 3M encoder Software
ï‚· Meditec, EPIC, eWeb abstractingsoftware
ï‚· Knowledge of HMOs, Medicare and Medi-Cal
ï‚· Team player with positiveattitude
ï‚· Exercises good judgment
ï‚· Maintains strictconfidentiality
ï‚· Strong work ethic
ï‚· Attention to detail
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
7/2004 – Current Remote Lead Coder Out Patient
Navigant Cymetrix HIM– Lowell, AR
Remote Lead Coder of Ambulatory Surgeries, Observations and Clinic charts. Trained Coders on various
abstractingsystems. Assigned work to ASC/OBS coders,fielded codingquestions,reviewed charts sent
back from Quality Review for CPT accuracy and participated in meetings regardingworkflow, staffingand
deficiencies.History of reviewing outpatient CPT code lines that failed CMS Medical Necessity LCD/NCD
edits in ePremis. Corrected, added, changed, deleted diagnosiscodes based on review of documentation.
3/1998 - 10/2006 Out Patient CoderII
UniversityofSan Francisco CaliforniaMedical Center – San Francisco,CA
Coding Ambulatory Surgery and Observation charts.
Verified and abstracted all medical data,interpreted medical reports to apply appropriateICD-9,CPT-4
and HCPCS codes. Trained Out PatientCoders on ASC & OBS charts .Examined diagnosis codes for
accuracy,completeness,specificity and appropriateness accordingto services rendered.
4/2001 -7/2004 Out Patient Coder
CHIS Inc. – PalmDesert, CA
Contract Coder – Out Patient Ambulatory Surgery, Observation and ER records at several
Hospitals within the San Francisco Bay Area. Kaiser Permanente, Seton, CHS, St. Francis, St.
Mary's.
4/2001-6/2002 Remote ER coder
Central DuPage Hospital – Winfield, IL
Assigned codes based on specific clinical findings (laboratory, radiology and, pathology reports
as well as clinical studies) in support of existing diagnoses.
Resume 2016

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Resume 2016

  • 1. Melinda L. Ross mlross77@yahoo.com – 928 636-6089 PROFESSIONAL SUMMERY Lead Medical Coder with 18 years of experience in hospital outpatient surgery coding. Certified in ICD-10 and ICD-9. Familiar with commercial and private insurance carriers. Desire a position in Out Patient records coding. CREDENTIALS & MEMBERSHIPS RHIT, CCS AHIMA member since 1995 EDUCATION Associate of Science - Health Information- 1997 City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA SKILL HIGHLIGHTS ï‚· Trained in Ambulatory Surgery ï‚· Observation stays,ER, Clinic,Ref/Lab ï‚· CPT and HCPCS coding ï‚· All types of sugery charts includingDental ï‚· Interventional Radiology ï‚· 3M encoder Software ï‚· Meditec, EPIC, eWeb abstractingsoftware ï‚· Knowledge of HMOs, Medicare and Medi-Cal ï‚· Team player with positiveattitude ï‚· Exercises good judgment ï‚· Maintains strictconfidentiality ï‚· Strong work ethic ï‚· Attention to detail PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 7/2004 – Current Remote Lead Coder Out Patient Navigant Cymetrix HIM– Lowell, AR Remote Lead Coder of Ambulatory Surgeries, Observations and Clinic charts. Trained Coders on various abstractingsystems. Assigned work to ASC/OBS coders,fielded codingquestions,reviewed charts sent back from Quality Review for CPT accuracy and participated in meetings regardingworkflow, staffingand deficiencies.History of reviewing outpatient CPT code lines that failed CMS Medical Necessity LCD/NCD edits in ePremis. Corrected, added, changed, deleted diagnosiscodes based on review of documentation. 3/1998 - 10/2006 Out Patient CoderII UniversityofSan Francisco CaliforniaMedical Center – San Francisco,CA Coding Ambulatory Surgery and Observation charts. Verified and abstracted all medical data,interpreted medical reports to apply appropriateICD-9,CPT-4 and HCPCS codes. Trained Out PatientCoders on ASC & OBS charts .Examined diagnosis codes for accuracy,completeness,specificity and appropriateness accordingto services rendered. 4/2001 -7/2004 Out Patient Coder CHIS Inc. – PalmDesert, CA Contract Coder – Out Patient Ambulatory Surgery, Observation and ER records at several Hospitals within the San Francisco Bay Area. Kaiser Permanente, Seton, CHS, St. Francis, St. Mary's. 4/2001-6/2002 Remote ER coder Central DuPage Hospital – Winfield, IL Assigned codes based on specific clinical findings (laboratory, radiology and, pathology reports as well as clinical studies) in support of existing diagnoses.