Certified Inpatient Medical Coder, Remote- Contract Remote (United States)

Dover; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Part time

Job summary

Dover is seeking a Certified Inpatient Medical Coder to support AI training initiatives. This remote contract role focuses on accurate ICD-10-CM/PCS coding of inpatient records and rigorous adherence to official guidelines.

The ideal candidate holds CIC or CPC credentials, has inpatient coding experience, and can commit at least 10 hours per week from a US-based location. Remote work is supported across the United States.

Qualifications

• Inpatient coding experience and certification awareness.
• Familiarity with ICD-10-CM/PCS guidelines and coding clinics.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze inpatient records to ensure accurate ICD-10-CM/PCS coding.
• Review clinical documentation for accuracy, completeness, and coding integrity.
• Identify principal and secondary diagnoses, sequence codes per guidelines, and POA indicators.
• Validate MS-DRG assignment, including CC/MCC and HAC flags.
• Evaluate AI-generated notes and summaries against standards.
• Code AI-generated information using ICD-10-CM/PCS.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies to ensure data integrity.
• Provide clear written feedback on coding errors to improve model performance.

Skills

Inpatient Coding

Inpatient Records

ICD-10

CIC

CPC

AAPC

CPT

Job description

Role Title: Certified Inpatient Medical Coder

Role Type: Contract

Location: United States, Remote

Required Skills:

• Inpatient Coding

• Inpatient Records

• ICD-10

• CIC

• CPC

• AAPC

• CPT

In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input.

Scope of Work:

• Review and analyze inpatient medical records to ensure accurate ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding in alignment with current guidelines and best practices.

• Review clinical documentation for accuracy, completeness, and coding integrity.

• Identify principal and secondary diagnoses, sequence codes per the Official Guidelines, and assign Present on Admission (POA) indicators.

• Validate MS-DRG assignment, including identification of CCs and MCCs, and flag hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) and patient safety indicators.

• Evaluate AI-generated clinical notes and summaries against real-world documentation and coding standards.

• Code AI-generated diagnostic and procedural information from the record using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS classification systems.

• Identify and resolve discrepancies in diagnosis and procedure coding, ensuring the integrity of record abstraction and data capture.

• Provide clear written feedback on coding errors and complex cases to improve model performance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active certification in one of the following: CIC or CCS, or other coding certification through AHIMA and AAPC (e.g., RHIA, RHIT, COC).

• Inpatient ICD-10-CM/PCS coding experience.

• Access to up-to-date official ICD-10-CM/PCS coding books and Coding Clinic guidance.

• Currently working in inpatient medical coding, clinical documentation improvement, or a closely related documentation role.

• Availability of at least 10 hours per week.