Inpatient Coding Specialist – Full Time

Mercy

Inpatient Coding Specialist responsible for reviewing medical records for coding assignments. Ensuring compliance with ethical coding standards at Mercy health system.

Posted 4/15/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for reviewing and analyzing documentation present in the medical record for inpatient, outpatient and/or professional services
Assign diagnoses/procedure codes as described by the physician(s) of record
Abides by the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association and adheres to official coding guidelines.

Requirements

What you’ll need

High school diploma
Prior coding experience in ICD-10-CM diagnoses/procedure coding and HCPCS/CPT procedure coding in the acute care inpatient, outpatient hospital or professional services setting
Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Professional Coder (CPC) or Certified Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular Coder (CIRCC) to be completed within 6 months of employment
Working knowledge of ICD-10-CM and CPT/HCPCS coding classification systems in an acute care/hospital setting or professional services setting
Working knowledge of the 3M encoder and the Epic system.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision coverage
paid time off
tuition support
matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period

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Hard Skills & Tools

ICD-10-CM codingHCPCS codingCPT codingdiagnosis codingprocedure codingcoding guidelinesethical codingmedical record analysis

Certifications

Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)Certified Professional Coder (CPC)Certified Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular Coder (CIRCC)