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 regulatory guidelines while working remotely from Northern California.

Key responsibilities:

• Reviews medical record documentation to identify diagnoses and procedures for coding
• Codes and abstracts data using ICD-CM, ICD-PCS, CPT, and HCPCS systems, ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Interacts with physicians to clarify patient diagnostic and procedural information, maintaining data integrity

Required qualifications:

• Three years of continuous hospital coding experience within the last five years
• High School Diploma or GED with completion of medical terminology and coding courses from an accredited program
• Certification as a Coding Specialist, Registered Health Information Technician, or Registered Health Information Administrator
• Basic knowledge of reimbursement methodologies and coding guidelines
• Ability to achieve a minimum score of 75% on the KP Inpatient Coding test