Medical Coder (CCS / CIC)

Certified inpatient coders review records such as admission notes, operative reports and discharge summaries, assigning diagnosis and procedure codes under ICD-10-CM plus ICD-10-PCS. They sequence diagnoses, set present-on-admission indicators, check MS-DRG assignments including CCs and MCCs, spot hospital-acquired conditions, and give feedback that strengthens AI training data.

What you would do

• Annotate inpatient records using ICD-10-CM plus ICD-10-PCS codes
• Identify and sequence principal and secondary diagnoses and assign POA indicators
• Validate MS-DRG assignments, including CCs and MCCs
• Flag hospital-acquired conditions and patient safety indicators

What the listing asks for

• Preferred: active AHIMA CCS or AAPC CIC credential
• Preferred: strong command of MS-DRG, ICD-10-PCS and ICD-10-CM plus hands-on inpatient coding
• Preferred: coding across varied inpatient settings, such as trauma, oncology, cardiology and transplant
• Preferred: access to current code sets, MS-DRG grouper tools and the Official Guidelines

Suits professionals who are CCS or CIC certified coders with real inpatient coding experience.

The listing does not state a rate. Where: Remote, United States. Contract work for micro1, a company that hires experts for AI training projects.

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