Inpatient Coder

Center for Health Care Strategies

Inpatient Coder assessing hospital service documentation to accurately code diagnoses and procedures. Requires knowledge of medical coding guidelines and certifications in relevant coding standards.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeRemote • Alabama, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ability to comprehend medical record documentation to accurately assign codes for both concurrent and discharged accounts across multiple specialties.
Meets minimum requirements for production and quality monthly.
Requires a working knowledge of code sequencing for grouper-related payers with attention to detail to avoid rework and waste with charge capture assessment component.
Requires understanding and application of M.E.A.T. criteria (i.e., monitoring, evaluation, assessment, treatment) using ICD 10 CM transaction data set to capture diagnoses.
Analyzes high-risk encounters for accurate and/or missing charges gaps prior to encounter completion (i.e., missing charges from anesthesia, surgery) when manual charge capture occurs.
Understand complexity of billing requirements and incorporates payer specific trends into day-to-day reviews to reduce “take backs” associated with un-clear, or un-substantiated care rendered.
Requires excellent coding knowledge of ICD 10 CM, CPT 4, and modifier application, with expectations to maintain certification (i.e., CCS, CPC, RHIT, or RHIA) and apply ICD 10 CM Coding Guidelines specific to both inpatient and outpatient encounters.
Facilitate modifications to clinical documentation through query interaction to ensure that the information captured supports the level of service rendered, with attention towards chronic conditions, hierarchical condition categories (HCC), and risk adjustment factors (RAF).

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum education of an Associate's degree required
Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology required
One of the following certifications required: CPC, CCS, RHIT, RHIA, COC

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Paid time off
Professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

ICD 10 CMCPT 4modifier applicationcode sequencingcharge capture assessmentM.E.A.T. criteriaanalyzing high-risk encountersclinical documentation modificationhierarchical condition categories (HCC)risk adjustment factors (RAF)

Soft Skills

attention to detailanalytical skillscommunication skills

Certifications

CPCCCSRHITRHIACOC