Inpatient Coder 3

Wellstar Health System

Inpatient Coder 3 at Wellstar with responsibilities in coding and abstracting medical records for inpatient and IVR. Ensuring accuracy in procedures and compliance with guidelines.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Reviewing documentation in inpatient and/or IVR (interventional radiology) medical records, and accurately and completely assigning appropriate ICD-10-CM diagnostic and ICD-10-PCS/CPT-4 HCPCS procedural codes to the greatest specificity
Accurately and completely abstracts all required patient demographic data into the EMR
Accurately assigns correct DRG/APC
Meets productivity standards
Queries providers, if needed to further clarify code
Resolves coding edits and reminders, correcting abstracting and coding issues in a timely manner (1-2 business days)
Completes and routes problem accounts, ready to code, high dollar and other accounts daily to ensure cases are coded as close to goal date as possible
Completes assigned work by goal date
Serves as a mentor to new coders
Assist with cleaning up or escalating missing documentation or other work queues
If proficient, assists with observation, same day surgery, outpatient and emergency coding when needed or assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

High School Diploma or GED
Minimum 3 years of acute care inpatient and/or IVR coding experience
Demonstrated maintenance of a or higher accuracy in abstracting, code and DRG assignment while meeting productivity requirements in previous roles.
Ability to work in a remote environment.
Computer/data entry experience.
Ability to communicate with various members of the healthcare team.
Ability to use Microsoft (Excel, Word).

Benefits

Comp & perks

10K Sign-On Bonus Available

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Hard Skills & Tools

ICD-10-CM codingICD-10-PCS codingCPT-4 codingHCPCS codingDRG assignmentAPC assignmentabstractingcoding edits resolutiondata entryproductivity standards

Soft Skills

communicationmentoringproblem-solvingattention to detailtime managementcollaborationclarificationadaptabilityindependenceorganization