Certified Senior Inpatient Coder

Job Summary

To ensure proper reimbursement for complex inpatient accounts, the full-time Certified Senior Inpatient Coder will review clinical documentation and assign ICD-10-CM diagnosis and PCS procedure codes while working remotely.

Key responsibilities:

• Evaluates health record documentation to ensure accurate ICD-10-CM diagnostic and PCS procedural coding
• Identifies opportunities for documentation clarification and initiates coding queries to clinicians
• Maintains coding quality and productivity standards, ensuring timely and accurate coding of inpatient accounts

Required qualifications:

• Successful completion of a coding program with coursework in ICD-10-CM/PCS, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and disease processes
• Two years of hospital inpatient/DRG coding experience
• Current certification with AHIMA or AAPC as RHIA, RHIT, CPC, CCS, or CIC