Certified Inpatient Medical Coder, Remote- Contract

Xperteez Technology • ,

2d • $50 - $70 • Remote

About The Position

The Certified Inpatient Medical Coder reviews inpatient medical records and AI-generated clinical notes, summaries, diagnoses, and procedures. The role applies ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding rules and current official guidelines, checks documentation and coding integrity, and provides written feedback to help improve AI model performance. This is a remote contract role based in the United States.

Requirements

• Inpatient coding skills and experience with inpatient records.
• Knowledge of ICD-10, ICD-10-CM, and ICD-10-PCS coding.
• Active certification in CIC or CCS, or another AHIMA or AAPC coding certification such as RHIA, RHIT, or COC.
• Availability of at least 10 hours per week.

Nice To Haves

• Currently working in inpatient medical coding, clinical documentation improvement, or a closely related documentation role.
• Access to up-to-date official ICD-10-CM/PCS coding books and Coding Clinic guidance.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze inpatient medical records for accurate ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding in accordance with current guidelines and best practices.
• Review clinical documentation for accuracy, completeness, and coding integrity.
• Identify principal and secondary diagnoses, sequence codes according to the Official Guidelines, and assign Present on Admission (POA) indicators.
• Validate MS-DRG assignments, identify CCs and MCCs, and flag hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) and patient safety indicators.
• Evaluate AI-generated clinical notes and summaries against real-world documentation and coding standards.
• Code AI-generated diagnostic and procedural information from records using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS.
• Identify and resolve diagnosis and procedure coding discrepancies to preserve record-abstraction and data-capture integrity.
• Provide clear written feedback on coding errors and complex cases to improve model performance.

What This Job Offers

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