Maryland Licensed Inpatient Coder

Job Summary

To support health information management, the full-time Maryland Licensed Inpatient Coder will code and abstract medical records for inpatients, determine diagnosis-related groupings, and assign ICD-10CM/PCS codes, all while working remotely from eligible states.

Key responsibilities

• Codes and abstracts medical records of inpatients following established conventions and guidelines
• Groups codes to determine diagnosis-related groupings (DRGs-CMS and/or APR)
• Reviews medical records to assign ICD-10CM/PCS codes to diagnoses and procedures

Required qualifications

• Formal working knowledge equivalent to an Associate's degree (2 years of college)
• One (1) to three (3) years of experience in coding
• Certifications such as CCS or CCA with 5+ years of experience, or RHIT or RHIA