Certified Inpatient Medical Coder

Job Summary

Working remotely as a full-time Certified Inpatient Medical Coder, the candidate will ensure accurate coding of inpatient services, correct CCI, MUE, and Medical Necessity Edits, and provide documentation feedback to physicians, all while adhering to established coding guidelines.

Key responsibilities:

• Identify appropriate ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes for inpatient services and understand their impact on DRG
• Ensure accurate coding for outpatient surgery, observation, emergency, and ancillary services following official guidelines
• Provide documentation feedback to providers and maintain required levels of coding quality and productivity

Required qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED
• Professional coder certification from AHIMA and/or AAPC (CCS, RHIA, RHIT, CIC, ROCC, CPC, COC, CPC-P)
• 3+ years of recent inpatient medical coding experience with ICD-10-CM/PCS & DRG
• 2+ years of experience with OCE, MUE, and NCCI classification and reimbursement structures
• Intermediate proficiency with MS Excel and EMR systems