Inpatient Coder Associate, Payment Integrity

Clover Health•Jersey City, NJ

3d•$70,000 - $86,000•Remote

About The Position

The Payment Integrity team is a group of innovative thinkers sitting at the intersection of Clover's provider Network, Claims, and Tech teams. The Payment Integrity team ensures that Clover pays claims in an accurate manner, with a particular focus on reducing inappropriate medical spend. As an Inpatient Coder Associate, Payment Integrity at Clover Health, you will play a key role ensuring that Clover is able to continue to build and scale a compliant, efficient and profitable program. You will work to ensure quality assurance standards and regulatory policy are reflected in claims processing practices. You will help drive value for every member by ensuring that Clover’s medical claims are paid accurately and recovering overpayments when they are identified. The Associate - Inpatient Coder coordinates the identification of provider DRG denials and upcoding. As an Inpatient Coder, you will: Partner with Clinical, Claims, and Payment Integrity peers to review claims for DRG related issues on a prospective and retrospective basis that drive inaccurate payments to providers. Proactively identify overpayments to ensure accurate claims payments on inpatient services. Participate in collaborative discussions with MDs to verify the clinical rationale behind billed procedures. Communicate effectively while building trust and lasting partnerships both laterally and vertically across multi-discipline teams. Communicate effectively both internally and externally to ensure accurate claims adjudication and proper provider notification. Success in this role looks like: By the end of your initial 90-day period, you will have demonstrated a strong understanding of clinical coding practices and medical records review, while assisting our team in areas of DRG validation. By 6 months, you will be working autonomously to execute within our clinical review workflows and will have developed strong interpersonal relationships across the organization. Continued success in this position anchors in on developing a deep understanding of the workflows that support our clinical review life cycle, while maintaining regulatory compliance standards.

Requirements

You hold a CCS certification or similar inpatient coding certification; required
Knowledge of DRG pricing methodology; required.
You are technologically savvy with strong computer skills in Excel and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

You have 1-2 years of experience in inpatient clinical coding; preferred
Medicare or Medicare Advantage payment integrity or claims operations experience; preferred

Responsibilities

Partner with Clinical, Claims, and Payment Integrity peers to review claims for DRG related issues on a prospective and retrospective basis that drive inaccurate payments to providers.
Proactively identify overpayments to ensure accurate claims payments on inpatient services.
Participate in collaborative discussions with MDs to verify the clinical rationale behind billed procedures.
Communicate effectively while building trust and lasting partnerships both laterally and vertically across multi-discipline teams.
Communicate effectively both internally and externally to ensure accurate claims adjudication and proper provider notification.

Benefits

Financial Well-Being : Our commitment to attracting and retaining top talent begins with a competitive base salary and equity opportunities. Additionally, we offer a performance-based bonus program, 401k matching, and regular compensation reviews to recognize and reward exceptional contributions.
Physical Well-Being : We prioritize the health and well-being of our employees and their families by providing comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage. Your health matters to us, and we invest in ensuring you have access to quality healthcare.
Mental Well-Being : We understand the importance of mental health in fostering productivity and maintaining work-life balance. To support this, we offer initiatives such as No-Meeting Fridays, monthly company holidays, access to mental health resources, and a generous flexible time-off policy. Additionally, we embrace a remote-first culture that supports collaboration and flexibility, allowing our team members to thrive from any location.
Professional Development : Developing internal talent is a priority for Clover. We offer learning programs, mentorship, professional development funding, and regular performance feedback and reviews.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offering discounted equity opportunities
Reimbursement for office setup expenses
Monthly cell phone & internet stipend
Remote-first culture, enabling collaboration with global teams
Paid parental leave for all new parents
And much more!