Impactful Inpatient ICD-10 Coder

Best Care; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nebraska Methodist Health System is seeking a Health Information Coder to review patient records and assign ICD-10-CM codes for inpatient and rehab inpatient stays, ensuring accurate data for reimbursement and reporting. Responsibilities include applying UHDDS definitions, adding POA indicators, achieving high accuracy rates, and collaborating with Clinical Documentation Specialists to improve documentation and coding queries.

Regular hours at the Methodist Corporate Office in Omaha.

Qualifications

• Requires college level anatomy and physiology, biology, disease process and medical terminology.
• Health Information Management degree and/or related healthcare degree (associate’s or bachelor’s) or five years coding experience.
• Participates in mandatory in-services and continuing education as mandated by policies and supervisors.

Responsibilities

• Assigns ICD-10-CM codes to inpatients and rehab inpatients using UHDDS definitions to maximize reimbursement.
• Add appropriate physician name/date to coded procedures and Present On Admission indicators.
• Maintain accuracy with DRG grouping and final claim submission; target high accuracy rates (e.g., 98%–99%).
• Ensure timely submission of claims by providing codes and DRG information within productivity standards.
• Collaborate with Clinical Documentation Specialists to improve documentation and generate compliant queries.

Skills

Analytical ability

Education

Health Information Management degree or related healthcare degree (assoc. or bachelor)

Tools

Optum Computer Assisted Coding

Job description

Nebraska Methodist Health System is seeking a Health Information Coder to review patient records and assign ICD-10-CM codes for inpatient and rehab inpatient stays, ensuring accurate data for reimbursement and reporting. Responsibilities include applying UHDDS definitions, adding POA indicators, achieving high accuracy rates, and collaborating with Clinical Documentation Specialists to improve documentation and coding queries.

Regular hours at the Methodist Corporate Office in Omaha.