Remote - Hospital Inpatient Coder III (Fully Remote)

Emory Healthcare Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Emory Healthcare Inc. seeks an inpatient coder responsible for assigning ICD-9/ICD-10 codes to inpatient encounters with high accuracy, following official guidelines.

You will collaborate with physicians, clinical documentation specialists, quality and patient finance teams to ensure accurate DRG assignment and data extraction, supporting billing, research, regulation, and reporting to improve patient acuity and quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Assigns ICD-9 and/or ICD-10 codes to inpatient encounters with the highest accuracy following official coding guidelines.
• Works closely with physicians, clinical documentation specialists, quality, and patient finance teams to ensure accurate DRG assignment and data extraction.
• Plays a key role in billing, research, regulatory compliance, and reporting to support patient acuity and quality outcomes.

Job description

• Assigns ICD-9 and/or ICD-10 codes to inpatient encounters with the highest accuracy following official coding guidelines.
• Works closely with physicians, clinical documentation specialists, quality, and patient finance teams to ensure accurate DRG assignment and data extraction.
• Plays a key role in billing, research, regulatory compliance, and reporting to support patient acuity and quality outcomes.