Texas Licensed Inpatient Coder

Job Summary

To support a top-notch healthcare company, the full-time Texas Licensed Inpatient Coder will review health record documentation, assign codes and DRGs, and ensure accurate billing for inpatient records in a remote environment.

Key responsibilities

• Reviews and interprets health record documentation to identify primary and secondary diagnoses and procedures for coding
• Calculates correct MS-DRG, Severity of Illness, and Risk of Mortality levels according to official coding guidelines
• Collaborates with Clinical Documentation Specialists to improve coding accuracy and documentation quality

Required qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required; Associate's Degree in a health information-related field preferred
• Completion or training in ICD-10 CM/PCS with a required competency of 95% accuracy
• Two years of inpatient coding experience in an acute hospital setting required
• AHIMA or AAPC coding credentials (CCS, CCS-P, CCA, CPC) required upon hire
• RHIT or RHIA credentials preferred upon hire