Inpatient Medical Coder

Benefits: HMO with FREE 3 dependents Group life insurance 10% Annual Performance Incentive Annual Appraisal 20 Paid Time Off (PTO) per year RELOCATION PACKAGE AVAILABLE Position Summary: The IP Medical Coder is responsible for assigning diagnosis and procedure codes to the following patient types using ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS or any other designated coding classification system in accordance with coding rules and regulations.
Patient Types:
Low acuity inpatient, OB/NB, acute psych, 1-day stays
Duties also include accurate coding of modifiers and resolving coding edits. Abides by the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by AHIMA. Abstracting required clinical information from the medical record. Responds to audits and makes necessary changes to coding of accounts based on agreed findings.
Qualifications: At least 1 year of experience performing inpatient medical record coding Must have: AHIMA or AAPC coding credentials (CPC, CIC, CCS) Work Arrangement Permanent work from home setup *Terms and conditions apply Day shift work schedule