Stephanie Naval

Certified Professional Coder with nearly 3 years of outpatient facility surgery coding experience specializing in same-day surgery, observation, and multi-specialty outpatient services. Proven ability to accurately assign ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, HCPCS and modifiers while ensuring compliance with NCCI edits, payer guidelines, and regulatory requirements. Former OR and Med-Surg Nurse with strong clinical knowledge that supports documentation review, and physician query processes.

Coding Specialist at R1RCM (2025-05 – 2025-08)

Ascension client. Codes Outpatient Same-day Surgery and Observation charts.

• applies ICD-10, CPT, ICD-PCS, HCPCS and modifiers
• checks NCCI edits for bundling procedures
• Epic and Cerner, 3m Encompass software, MS Office tools
• General Surgery, Orthopedics, Podiatry, OB-GYN, Pulmonology
• Urology, Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Pain Management
• Ophthalmology-ENT, Interventional Radiology/Cardiovascular

Outpatient Medical Coder-Facility at Shearwater Health (2022-12 – 2025-04)

Yale New Haven Hospital client. Codes Outpatient Same-day Surgery charts.

• applies ICD-10, CPT, ICD-PCS, HCPCS and modifiers
• checks NCCI edits for bundling procedures
• Epic and 3m Encompass software, MS Office tools
• Average accuracy maintained at 95% monthly
• Best SDS coder: last quarter of 2024
• General Surgery, Orthopedics, Podiatry, OB-GYN, Pulmonology
• Urology, Nephrology, Gastroenterology
• Plastic/Dermatology, Pain Management, Dental
• Ophthalmology-ENT
• Interventional Radiology/Cardiovascular
• Queries providers, if needed to clarify data records
• Attends coding updates and error trends with the team
• Stays abreast of coding and documentation guidelines, compliance policies and industry changes with the facility management

Bachelor of Science in Nursing in Nursing – University of Santo Tomas (2007 – 2011)

High School Diploma in Major in Sciences, Academic Scholar – Quezon City Science High School (2003 – 2007)