California Licensed Inpatient Coder

Job Summary

To support accurate medical record documentation, the full-time California Licensed Inpatient Coder will be responsible for coding and abstracting inpatient cases using ICD-CM, ICD-PCS, CPT, and HCPCS systems while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Coding and abstracting medical records to identify diagnoses and procedures for inpatient cases
• Ensuring timely and compliant coding in accordance with established productivity and quality standards
• Interacting with physicians to clarify patient diagnostic and procedural information for accurate documentation

Required qualifications

• Three years of continuous hospital coding experience within the last five years
• High School Diploma or GED with completion of medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, and coding conventions classes 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
• Demonstrated knowledge of anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, and disease processes related to inpatient coding