Inpatient Coding Specialist II — Remote ICD-10-CM/PCS

Mosaic Life Care; Clayton (NC); Remote; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Concierge services

Employee lounge

Wellness programs

Free covered parking

On-site health clinics

Virtual health clinics

Job summary

Mosaic Life Care seeks an Inpatient Coder II to assign ICD-10-CM/PCS codes for acute care inpatient services including LTACH. The role involves querying clinicians, ensuring documentation quality, and aligning coding with guidelines and DRG assignments.

Responsibilities include education for coders, collaboration with CDI and revenue teams, and maintaining data accuracy for regulatory reporting. Remote options are available for eligible states; healthcare system benefits support employee

Qualifications

• Must have coding education with knowledge of medical terminology, pharmacology and anatomy, query guidelines - Required
• Associate's Degree - Health Information Management / Medical Records - Required OR
• Bachelor's Degree - Health Information Management / Medical Records - Preferred

Responsibilities

• Codes complex diseases, procedures and diagnoses using ICD-10-CM/PCS in accordance with guidelines.
• Queries providers following Official Query Guidelines to demonstrate severity of illness and risk of mortality.
• Assigns MS-DRG and APR-DRG per regulatory guidelines for inpatient services including LTACH.
• Collaborates with clinical documentation integrity, revenue integrity and other departments to ensure accuracy of documentation and coding.
• Mentors and trains coders and helps achieve coding quality and productivity goals.

Education

Coding education

Associate degree HIM/Medical Records

Bachelor's degree HIM/Medical Records

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Electronic Medical Record

Encoder

Job description

Mosaic Life Care seeks an Inpatient Coder II to assign ICD-10-CM/PCS codes for acute care inpatient services including LTACH. The role involves querying clinicians, ensuring documentation quality, and aligning coding with guidelines and DRG assignments.

Responsibilities include education for coders, collaboration with CDI and revenue teams, and maintaining data accuracy for regulatory reporting. Remote options are available for eligible states; healthcare system benefits support employee