Inpatient Coding Specialist ; Remote
Fontana, San Bernardino County, California, 92334, USA
Listed on 2026-09-10
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Healthcare
Medical Billing and Coding, Healthcare Administration, Medical Records, Health Informatics
Remote
Remote - USA
Full time
R2658503
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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)
This is a Stanford Health Care job. A Brief OverviewRequires review of medical record documentation to accurately assign International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10-CM/PCS), as well as to assign Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group (MS-DRG) / All Patient Refined
- Diagnosis Related Group, (APR-DRG) and abstract specific data elements for each account in compliance with federal and state regulations. This position codes various (most) patient types of inpatient records and follows the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Code of Ethics, as well as all American Hospital Association (AHA) Coding Clinic guidance. Follows Stanford Health Care policies and procedures and maintains required quality and productivity standards.
Reviews, abstracts and assigns accurate and ethical ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes to inpatient services. Ensures compliance with third party, State and Federal regulations. Reviews, analyzes and abstracts physician/other documentation for diagnoses, procedures and other services provided. Obtains missing information and/or clarifies existing information. Completes volume of work from work queues per departmental productivity standards. Groups codes and completed product into payment group.
Analyzes information for optimal and appropriate reimbursement. Ensures compliance with all appropriate coding, billing and data collection regulations and procedures. Uses appropriate software to validate information. Utilizes Epic, 3M Coding and Reimbursement System (Encoder), 3M CDIS, 3M Audit Expert, MS Office, and other software as appropriate to compile and validate medical information.
Stanford Health Care
What you will doReviews medical record documentation and accurately assigns appropriate ICD-10 diagnoses and procedure codes, leading to the assignment of the correct Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group, (MS-DRG) or All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group, (APR-DRG.) The Inpatient Coding Specialist I is responsible for verification of the patient's discharge disposition, assigning the correct sources of admission for state regulation reporting purposes, and ensuring the appropriate present on admission, (POA) indicators are assigned to each code.
The assigned codes must support the reason for the visit that is documented by the provider in order to support the care provided.Correctly abstracts required data per facility specifications.
Responsible for monitoring Discharged Not Billed accounts, and as a team, ensures timely, compliant processing of inpatient accounts through the revenue cycle.
Collaborates with Clinical Documentation Specialists (CDSs) and members of the medical staff to ensure completeness of documentation in the medical records so that appropriate codes, and, ultimately, the correct Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) may be assigned.
Responsible for ensuring accuracy and maintaining established quality and productivity standards.
Demonstrates a high degree of independence in performance of responsibilities, working effectively without direct supervision. Exhibits strong time management, problem solving and communication skills.
Possesses critical thinking, good judgment and decision making skills
Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills
Remains abreast of current Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements as well as Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits, Hospital Acquired Conditions (HACs), Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs), and when applicable, National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) and Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) including the addition of appropriate modifiers to ensure a clean claim the first time through.
Maintains competency and accuracy while utilizing tools of the trade such as the 3M encoder, 3M Audit Expert process (3M AES), 3M Clinical Documentation Improvement System…
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