Louisiana Licensed Inpatient Coder

Job Summary

To support health information management, the remote Louisiana Licensed Inpatient Coder will abstract clinical information from medical records and assign appropriate ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT codes while ensuring accuracy and compliance with established guidelines.

Key responsibilities

• Coding and abstracting clinical information while assisting with reimbursement issues and ensuring timely responses
• Maintaining a coding accuracy rate of at least 93% and engaging in quality improvement initiatives
• Determining appropriate sequencing of diagnoses and surgeries, accurately assigning codes to patient records

Required qualifications

• RHIT or RHIA certification with a minimum of 5 years of acute care coding experience, or RHIT/RHIA with ICD-10 curriculum plus 3 years of experience, or 7 years of acute care coding experience
• CCS certification may substitute for 1 year of acute care coding experience
• High School diploma or equivalent