Inpatient Coding Specialist — ICD-10 Expert & Impact

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

Job summary

Visa Hunt is seeking a Hospital Inpatient Coding Specialist to review inpatient medical records and assign ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes and ICD-10-PCS procedure codes to derive APR-DRG or MS-DRG for optimal reimbursement.

You will collaborate with the Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist to ensure accuracy per Centra’s coding policies, abstract pertinent information, and formulate provider queries to clarify documentation.

Responsibilities

• Review inpatient medical records and assign ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes.
• Assign ICD-10-PCS procedure codes.
• Abstract pertinent information according to established guidelines.
• Formulate provider queries to clarify documentation when needed.

Job description

Visa Hunt is seeking a Hospital Inpatient Coding Specialist to review inpatient medical records and assign ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes and ICD-10-PCS procedure codes to derive APR-DRG or MS-DRG for optimal reimbursement.

You will collaborate with the Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist to ensure accuracy per Centra’s coding policies, abstract pertinent information, and formulate provider queries to clarify documentation.