Inpatient Coder

Inpatient Coder
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assigns appropriate ICD-10-CM/PCS codes to inpatient accounts as per designated workflow
Abstracts and enters coded data for hospital statistical and reporting requirements
Assigns present on admission indicators and discharge dispositions
Queries physicians to clarify conflicting, imprecise, incomplete, ambiguous, and/or inconsistent clinical information when appropriate
Communicates documentation improvement opportunities and coding issues to appropriate personnel for follow up and resolution
Communicates with Clinical Documentation Improvement and/or Revenue Cycle teams for follow up and reconciliation of accounts
Maintains required productivity and quality requirements
Maintains coding credential requirements
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
RHIA, RHIT, CCS.
3+ years of Inpatient coding.
2+ years and/or Trauma Level 1/Academic Teaching facility experience preferred
Must be proficient in ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding