Inpatient Medical Coder — ICD-10, CPT, DRG Expert

Coronis Health Philippines; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 391,000 - 670,000; Full time

Job summary

Coronis Health is seeking a skilled Medical Coder to assign ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT/HCPCS codes for inpatient, outpatient, and physician services. You will support billing and statistical reporting by accurately coding diagnoses and procedures per CMS and AHA guidelines.

Under supervision, you’ll review documentation, assign principal/secondary diagnoses and DRGs, and communicate with providers to improve documentation. Compliance, confidentiality, and productivity targets are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant clinical work experience.
• Minimum 1 year of inpatient hard coding experience with live accounts.
• AAPC Coding Certification: CPC, CIC; AHIMA Coding Certifications: CCS, CCS-P, CCA

Responsibilities

• Abstracts, codes, and sequences medical and surgical procedures, diagnosis, and treatments for inpatient and day surgeries.
• Reviews provider documentation to determine principal diagnosis, comorbidities and complications.
• Assigns POA value for inpatient diagnoses and DRG coding; ensures coding compliance.
• Writes compliant queries to providers for documentation and coding improvement.
• Enters codes into encoder/abstracting systems and extracts required information from records.
• Reports productivity and issues to supervisor daily.
• Identifies areas of concern with improper coding and documentation.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient records at all times.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Records or Allied Medical Field

Job description

Coronis Health is seeking a skilled Medical Coder to assign ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT/HCPCS codes for inpatient, outpatient, and physician services. You will support billing and statistical reporting by accurately coding diagnoses and procedures per CMS and AHA guidelines.

Under supervision, you’ll review documentation, assign principal/secondary diagnoses and DRGs, and communicate with providers to improve documentation. Compliance, confidentiality, and productivity targets are essential.