Remote Inpatient Medical Coder (IP/PCS) – 20h/wk

Pena4 Inc; City of Yonkers (NY); Remote; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Pena4 Inc. is seeking a Medical Coder (Inpatient) for 100% remote work from Yonkers, NY. This 1099 contractor role offers part-time hours (~20 per week) and per-case pay, with a focus on accurate ICD-10-CM/PCS coding for inpatient services.

Requirements include at least 5 years in HIM/inpatient coding, CCS certification, and EMR experience (Athena preferred). Start date within 1–2 weeks; telework across the US is supported.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years of HIM and inpatient facility coding experience.
• Associates degree required in Health Information Management, Healthcare Administration, other healthcare related fields, or Business Administration or Management; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• CCS required; RHIA, RHIT, CCS-P, CPC, CPMA, COC, CIC, CRC preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of ICD-10-CM/PCS coding, MS-DRGs, APR-DRGs, POAs, HACs, PSIs.

Responsibilities

• Review inpatient records to assign accurate ICD-10-CM/PCS codes.
• Ensure MS-DRG assignment aligns with documentation and ROM/SOI.
• Query providers when documentation is incomplete or unclear.
• Achieve productivity targets (minimum 2 charts per hour) and high coding accuracy.
• Collaborate with CDI, compliance, and billing teams to resolve issues.

Skills

Inpatient coding

EMR experience

Education

Associates degree in Health Information Management

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

3M Clintegrity

Nuance Clintegrity

Epic

PowerChart

Job description

Pena4 Inc. is seeking a Medical Coder (Inpatient) for 100% remote work from Yonkers, NY. This 1099 contractor role offers part-time hours (~20 per week) and per-case pay, with a focus on accurate ICD-10-CM/PCS coding for inpatient services.

Requirements include at least 5 years in HIM/inpatient coding, CCS certification, and EMR experience (Athena preferred). Start date within 1–2 weeks; telework across the US is supported.