California Licensed Inpatient Coder

Job Summary

To support accurate coding practices, the full-time California Licensed Inpatient Coder will be responsible for coding and abstracting inpatient cases from medical records, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards 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 established productivity and quality standards
• Interacts with physicians to clarify and document patient information accurately, while maintaining confidentiality of patient records

Required qualifications:

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