California Licensed Inpatient Coder

Job Summary

To support coding operations, the full-time California Licensed Inpatient Coder will accurately code and abstract inpatient cases from medical records, ensuring compliance with coding guidelines and regulations while working remotely from Northern California.

Key responsibilities

• Reviews medical records to identify and code diagnoses and procedures using ICD-CM, ICD-PCS, CPT, and HCPCS systems
• Ensures timely and compliant coding by organizing and prioritizing work assignments according to regulatory standards
• Interacts with physicians to clarify and document patient diagnostic and procedural information accurately

Required qualifications

• Three years of continuous hospital coding experience within the last five years
• High School Diploma or GED with completion of classes in medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, and current coding conventions from an accredited program
• Certification as a Coding Specialist, Registered Health Information Technician, or Registered Health Information Administrator
• Ability to achieve a minimum score of 75% on the KP Inpatient Coding test
• Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, and disease processes relevant to inpatient services coding