ICD-10 Inpatient Coding Specialist

St. Luke's University Health Network; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke’s University Health Network in the United States is seeking a professional to codes and abstracts inpatient/outpatient diagnoses and procedures, using ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT-4 conventions.

Collaborate with Health Information/Medical Records, Admissions and Finance to ensure accurate data flow. The role requires RHIA, RHIT, CCS, or CPC credentials or eligibility, with at least 1 year in inpatient/outpatient coding; candidates without credentials must obtain AHIMA/AAPC credentials within

Qualifications

• RHIA, RHIT CCS, and/or CPC from an accredited Health Information Technology or Management program.
• Minimum 1 year demonstrated ICD-10-CM inpatient and/or outpatient coding experience in acute care setting.
• If candidate is RHIA, RHIT, CCS and/or CPC -eligible or possess no credentials, then credential within one year of hire.

Responsibilities

• Codes and abstracts diagnosis and procedure information from patient medical records according to coding conventions.
• Maintains 95% data quality coding accuracy as measured by quarterly reviews.
• Maintains daily productivity and turnaround times as per department plan.
• Keeps knowledge current on ICD-9-CM/ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT-4, MS-DRG/APR-DRG principles and guidelines.

Skills

ICD-10-CM/PCS coding

CPT-4 coding

3M Encoder

EPIC

Data quality

Confidentiality

Communication

Teamwork

Education

RHIA

RHIT

CCS

CPC

Tools

3M Encoder

EPIC EHR

Job description

St. Luke’s University Health Network in the United States is seeking a professional to codes and abstracts inpatient/outpatient diagnoses and procedures, using ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT-4 conventions.

Collaborate with Health Information/Medical Records, Admissions and Finance to ensure accurate data flow. The role requires RHIA, RHIT, CCS, or CPC credentials or eligibility, with at least 1 year in inpatient/outpatient coding; candidates without credentials must obtain AHIMA/AAPC credentials within