Inpatient Coding Specialist

Inpatient Coding Specialist III

Compensation: $24.61–$34.00 per hour (based on years of experience)

Location:

Richmond, VA
Work Policy:
Full-time | Work From Home
Stage:
Established national revenue cycle services organization | Partners with 650+ hospitals and 2,400+ physician practices

We are a national leader in revenue cycle services, supporting hundreds of hospitals and thousands of physician practices across the country. Our team plays a critical role in ensuring clinical documentation integrity, accurate reimbursement, and compliance across large-scale healthcare systems. With a reputation for operational excellence and ethical leadership, we are committed to delivering accuracy, accountability, and measurable impact in everything we do.

• Work remotely in a structured, performance-driven environment while contributing to major hospital systems nationwide.
• Be part of a highly specialized inpatient coding team focused on integrity, accuracy, and compliance.
• Competitive hourly compensation based on experience.
• Opportunity to work across multiple facilities and expand your coding depth and DRG expertise.
• A disciplined, metrics-driven culture where high performers thrive and are recognized for quality and productivity.

• Assign, sequence, validate, and/or edit ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes and DRGs for acute care inpatient records across multiple facilities.
• Abstract key data elements including physician documentation, discharge disposition, and query tracking.
• Apply all appropriate coding guidelines, regulatory requirements, and DRG validation criteria.
• Utilize complete patient medical record documentation to ensure accurate code and DRG assignment.
• Maintain or exceed established productivity standards (1.8 charts per hour).
• Maintain or exceed established coding accuracy standards.
• Perform coding audits as required.
• Address coding quality edits and resolve customer complaints related to potential coding errors.

• Minimum 3–5 years of acute care hospital inpatient coding experience (DRG-focused).
• Experience strictly within hospital inpatient acute care settings (no medical centers, LTAC, insurance, or physician billing backgrounds).
• Strong technical expertise in ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, DRGs, and POA assignment.
• RHIT, RHIA, or CCS certification required.
• Associate’s or Bachelor's degree in HIM/HIT preferred.
• Proven ability to meet productivity and quality metrics in a remote environment.
• High level of discipline, organization, and accountability.
• Must reside outside of CA, CO, NYC, and HI due to work‑from‑home restrictions.