Inpatient Coding & Compliance Auditor

Compass Health Network; Missouri; On-site; USD 29,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Health Network is seeking an Auditing and Coding Analyst – Inpatient to strengthen documentation accuracy, coding integrity, and regulatory compliance across inpatient behavioral health services. The role involves audits, data analysis, and collaboration with clinical and administrative teams to identify improvement opportunities.

You will educate staff on documentation and coding expectations, support regulatory readiness, and help ensure quality care and appropriate reimbursement.

Qualifications

• High School/GED required.
• 2 years of Behavioral Health experience required.
• Understanding of medical necessity and level-of-care criteria required.
• Experience in ICD and DSM V required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct retrospective and concurrent audits of inpatient behavioral health records to evaluate documentation accuracy, medical necessity, coding, billing, and regulatory compliance.
• Review clinical documentation and ICD-10/CPT coding to support accurate reporting, appropriate reimbursement, and adherence to payer and regulatory requirements.
• Identify documentation trends, compliance risks, and opportunities for improvement through audits, reporting, and data analysis.
• Partner with clinical leadership, providers, finance, quality, and other internal teams to strengthen documentation practices and reduce compliance risks.
• Provide education, training, and constructive audit feedback to clinical and administrative staff on documentation, coding, and compliance expectations.
• Support regulatory readiness, external audits, corrective action planning, and ongoing quality improvement initiatives.
• Develop and maintain audit tools, educational resources, workflows, and monitoring processes that promote consistency and accountability.

Skills

Behavioral health experience

Data analysis

Medical terminology

Microsoft Office

Regulatory compliance

Education

High School/GED

Tools

ICD-10

DSM V

Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/Outlook)

Job description

Compass Health Network is seeking an Auditing and Coding Analyst – Inpatient to strengthen documentation accuracy, coding integrity, and regulatory compliance across inpatient behavioral health services. The role involves audits, data analysis, and collaboration with clinical and administrative teams to identify improvement opportunities.

You will educate staff on documentation and coding expectations, support regulatory readiness, and help ensure quality care and appropriate reimbursement.