Michigan Licensed Inpatient Coder

Job Summary

To support accurate hospital billing, the full-time Michigan Licensed Inpatient Coder will review medical records, assign ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes, and ensure compliance with federal regulations while working remotely.

Key responsibilities

• Extracts and analyzes clinical information to assign appropriate codes for billing and compliance
• Reviews medical documentation to accurately assign ICD-10 diagnoses and procedure codes, ensuring correct MS-DRG or APR-DRG assignment
• Collaborates with Clinical Documentation Specialists to clarify documentation and maintain coding accuracy and compliance

Required qualifications

• Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Registered Health Information Management Technician (RHIT), or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
• Minimum one year of recent facility coding experience
• High School Diploma/GED; Associate Degree in Health Information Technology/Management preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Experience with computer-assisted coding and encoder/grouper preferred