Remote Inpatient ICD-10-CM/PCS Coder — 95%+ Accuracy

CHRISTUS Health; Irving (TX); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health is seeking an Inpatient Coder to maintain high-quality ICD-10-CM/PCS coding for inpatient diagnoses and procedures across CHRISTUS Health facilities. You will review clinical documentation to ensure accurate abstracting into the EMR systems, maintaining a 95% coding accuracy rate.

The role collaborates with HIM and Clinical Documentation Improvement specialists, ensuring complete documentation to support accurate billing and fewer denials.

Qualifications

• High school Diploma or equivalent years of experience required.
• Completion of Accredited Baccalaureate Health Informatics or Health Information Management or an AHIMA approved Coding Certificate Program, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assign codes for diagnoses, treatments and procedures according to ICD-10-CM/PCS guidelines.
• Extracts and abstracts required information from source documentation into the EMR.
• Validate admit orders and discharge dispositions.
• Work from coding queue and manage accounts in ABS Hold or Epic WQs.
• Maintain accuracy rate at 95%+ and follow AHIMA standards.
• Query providers for missing or unclear documentation with HIM team.

Skills

Strong communication

Remote work capability

EMR literacy

Education

Baccalaureate Health Informatics/Health Information Management or AHIMA Coding Certificate

Tools

Epic

Meditech

3M/360

OneContent

Microsoft Office

Teams

Outlook

OneNote

Job description

CHRISTUS Health is seeking an Inpatient Coder to maintain high-quality ICD-10-CM/PCS coding for inpatient diagnoses and procedures across CHRISTUS Health facilities. You will review clinical documentation to ensure accurate abstracting into the EMR systems, maintaining a 95% coding accuracy rate.

The role collaborates with HIM and Clinical Documentation Improvement specialists, ensuring complete documentation to support accurate billing and fewer denials.