Inpatient Coder - Hospital

The Inpatient Coder will be responsible for accurately coding and abstracting diagnoses, procedures and clinical information from the medical record. The individual will adhere to established coding guidelines for data quality and integrity, as well as productivity.

The Inpatient Coder plays an integral role in ensuring accurate and compliant coding of inpatient

Adherence to ICD-9, ICD-10-CM/PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting,

AHA Coding Clinic, CMS and other regulatory guidelines

• Applying the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) definitions including

regulatory guidelines to select the principal diagnosis, secondary diagnoses, & procedures

utilizing MS-DRG, APR-DRG reimbursement expertise to assign appropriate ICD-10

CM and/or ICD-10-PCS diagnoses and procedures.

• Accurately identifying hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) supported in physician

documentation and reportable to corresponding quality committees.

• Verifying data and discharge disposition to assure coding compliance.
• Extracting required information from source documentation and enter into encoder and

Reviewing daily pre-bill edits and coding errors to make corrections or complete missing

data elements.

• accurate coding/billing.
• Efficiently utilize Coding software and HIMS to abstract required data from patient visits

in the appropriate coding assignments and timely billing in accordance with DNFB goals

and established hospital policy and procedures.

• for coding compliance and

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At least 5 years’ working experience with ICD-10-CM/PCS code sets and MS-DRG and

Successful completion of at least one AHIMA (American Health Information

professional credential preferred (RHIA, RHIT, and / or CCS, etc.)

• Associates or higher-level degree in a Health Information Management discipline

Prior experience working within a large hospital system (500 + beds), demonstrating

familiarity with multiple service lines, facility coding guidelines, EMR platforms such as

Epic and 3M-360 software a plus

• Candidates must have experience coding acute care Trauma/Teaching Level 1 Facility,

Transplants – Kidney, Liver and Pancreas, Surgical Services including Gen Med Surg,

Colorectal, Behavioral Health, Gastroenterology, and Wound Care

• Meet coding productivity and accuracy requirements
• A pre-employment coding proficiency assessment will be administered