Inpatient Coder

Contract Details

• 6‑month contract (Contract‑to‑Hire potential)
• Full‑time or Part‑time options
• Part‑time coders must be able to work at least one weekend day
• 100% Remote – equipment provided
• Start date:
  
  access setup typically takes 3‑4 weeks from offer

• 3+ years of recent, full‑time inpatient facility coding (must include ICD‑10‑PCS surgical cases)
• Experience coding in academic, university, or Level 1/2 trauma centers
• Strong ICD‑10‑PCS, ICD‑10‑CM, MS‑DRG/APR‑DRG assignment skills
• Ability to code high‑acuity, multi‑specialty surgical & medical admissions
• Productivity of 1‑2 complex inpatient charts per hour
• Accuracy ≥ 95%
• Experience with Epic + 3M, Cl integrity, or similar encoders
• Comfort receiving and applying QA feedback

• Assign accurate ICD‑10‑CM diagnoses and ICD‑10‑PCS procedure codes
• Determine and validate MS‑DRG/APR‑DRG with correct CC/MCC and SOI/ROM capture
• Maintain production requirements and ≥ 95% accuracy
• Code the entire inpatient stay, including surgeries, complications, and comorbidities
• Identify documentation needs and issue compliant provider queries
• Ensure accuracy of DRGs and HIM abstracted data
• Collaborate with Coding Managers, CDI, and clinical teams

• At least 1 year of recent inpatient facility coding experience
• Strong skills with ICD‑10‑CM diagnosis coding, ICD‑10‑PCS procedure coding, and MS‑DRG assignment
• Experience coding acute care inpatient charts, including complex surgical cases, trauma, cardiology, orthopedics, and critical care
• Experience coding Teaching Facilities and larger facilities
• Experience with Epic and 3M
• AHIMA or AAPC credential required (RHIA, RHIT, CCS preferred)