Certified Inpatient Medical Coder

Job Summary

Working remotely on a full-time basis, a Certified Inpatient Medical Coder will ensure accurate coding of inpatient and outpatient services, correct CCI, MUE, and Medical Necessity Edits, while adhering to coding guidelines and providing documentation feedback to physicians.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and assign appropriate ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes for inpatient and outpatient services in accordance with official coding guidelines
• Abstract additional data elements during the chart review process and maintain required levels of coding quality and productivity
• Provide documentation feedback to providers and participate in coding department meetings and educational events

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 recent experience with OCE, MUE, and NCCI classification and reimbursement structures
• Intermediate proficiency with a PC in a Windows environment, including MS Excel and EMR systems