Inpatient Medical Coding Reviewer

OpenTrain AI, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 69,000 - 96,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

OpenTrain AI, Inc. seeks an entry-level part-time inpatient coder to review clinical documentation and annotate coding data for AI training. The role covers assigning ICD-10-CM/PCS codes from records like admissions, progress notes, operative reports, labs, and discharges.

Requires active CCS or CIC, hands-on inpatient coding experience, English fluency, and strong ICD-10-CM/PCS and MS-DRG knowledge. Part-time contract with compensation $50–$70 per hour, remote eligibility.

Qualifications

• Active CCS or CIC credential required.
• Hands-on inpatient coding experience required.
• Strong knowledge of ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS and MS-DRG methods.
• English fluency required.

Responsibilities

• Review clinical documentation and assign accurate ICD-10-CM/PCS codes.
• Identify principal and secondary diagnoses, and Present on Admission indicators.
• Validate MS-DRG assignments and related conditions.
• Apply coding guidelines and official guidance.
• Explain ambiguities in writing and communicate complex coding cases clearly.
• Identify hospital-acquired conditions and patient safety indicators.

Skills

Clinical coding interpretation

Written communication

Verbal communication

MS-DRG knowledge

ICD-10-CM/PCS knowledge

Education

AHIMA Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)

AAPC Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC)

Tools

MS-DRG grouper tools

Job description

The work

You will review clinical documentation and annotate coding data to help AI systems understand inpatient medical coding standards. The records may include admission and progress notes, operative reports, consultations, laboratory and imaging results, and discharge summaries.

• Assign accurate ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes from documented clinical information.
• Identify principal and secondary diagnoses, sequence codes, and assign Present on Admission indicators.
• Validate MS-DRG assignments, including complications and comorbidities and major complications and comorbidities.
• Apply UHDDS definitions, official ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding guidelines, and AHA Coding Clinic guidance.
• Identify hospital-acquired conditions and patient safety indicators.
• Check annotation accuracy and completeness, and explain documentation ambiguities and complex coding cases clearly.

What it pays and takes

This is part-time contract work. The role is listed as entry level, with the required credential and inpatient coding experience described below.

• Pay: $50 to $70 per hour.
• Work type: Part-time contract work.
• Location: Open to candidates in selected countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
• Language: English fluency is required.
• Credential: An active AHIMA Certified Coding Specialist or AAPC Certified Inpatient Coder credential is required.
• Experience: Hands-on inpatient coding experience is required.
• Knowledge: Strong knowledge of ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and MS-DRG methodology.
• Skills: Interpret varied clinical documentation, handle complex inpatient coding questions, communicate clearly in writing and verbally, and use current code sets, official coding guidance, and MS-DRG grouper tools.
• Helpful background: Acute care, teaching hospital, specialty unit, surgical, trauma, oncology, cardiology, or transplant experience.

About AI training work

AI training is the human work behind artificial intelligence. People review and label examples, including clinical records, so models can learn to interpret information more accurately; specialized experience matters because the work depends on applying professional standards consistently.