Inpatient Coder: Multi-Specialty Hospital & Professional

Nemours; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nemours is seeking an Inpatient Hospital Coder in Orlando, FL to assess medical records and assign codes for hospital and professional services across multiple specialties. You will ensure accurate CPT/ICD-10-CM coding, apply payer rules, and capture charges with MEAT criteria for quality and compliance.

The role requires 3–5 years of experience, a preferred CCS/RHIT/RHIA/CRC credential, and a strong working knowledge of hospital coding practices within a complex coding environment.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree preferred in health information/related field.
• Medical Terminology and Anatomy & Physiology knowledge required.
• CCS or RHIT/RHIA; CRC preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience in coding required.

Responsibilities

• Assess documentation to accurately code principal diagnoses, secondary conditions, and procedures.
• Code hospital and professional services using CPT and ICD-10-CM guidelines.
• Apply payer rules and social determinant codes per guidelines.
• Review MEAT criteria and ensure complete, substantiated documentation.
• Contribute to charge capture and minimize coding rework.
• Work with hospital information systems to retrieve required data for coding.

Skills

CPT coding

ICD-10-CM coding

Hospital coding

Charge capture

MEAT criteria

Education

Associate's degree preferred

Medical Terminology

Anatomy & Physiology

CCS

RHIT

RHIA

CRC

Tools

Hospital information system

Job description

Nemours is seeking an Inpatient Hospital Coder in Orlando, FL to assess medical records and assign codes for hospital and professional services across multiple specialties. You will ensure accurate CPT/ICD-10-CM coding, apply payer rules, and capture charges with MEAT criteria for quality and compliance.

The role requires 3–5 years of experience, a preferred CCS/RHIT/RHIA/CRC credential, and a strong working knowledge of hospital coding practices within a complex coding environment.