Inpatient Coder Senior

Corewell Health • Caledonia, MI

11d • Remote

About The Position

The Inpatient Coder Senior reviews inpatient medical record accounts and assigns accurate ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes and ICD-10-PCS procedure codes in accordance with industry guidelines. The role uses 3M computer-assisted coding software and abstracts coded data from Epic according to established workflows while meeting quality and productivity standards. The coder works with leadership and financial and clinical teams to support accurate DRGs or APR-DRGs.

The position also codes outpatient or inpatient records as assigned, provides coding education to clinical and non-clinical staff, supports reporting and research needs, and contributes to process improvement. Work involves using an electronic medical record and encoder in a remote work environment. The listed primary location is Corewell Health’s site at 4700 60th St SE in Grand Rapids.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Associate’s degree in health information technology or management.
• At least 2 years of relevant coding experience.
• One of the following credentials: AHIMA Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) upon hire; AHIMA Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) within 180 days; or AHIMA Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) within 180 days.
• Consistently meet the monthly productivity standard of at least 100%.
• Consistently meet the biannual quality standard of at least 95%.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in health information technology or management.
• ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-CPS, and CPT coding experience.

Responsibilities

• Review inpatient records and assign appropriate ICD-10-CM diagnosis and ICD-10-PCS procedure codes according to coding guidelines.
• Abstract coded data from Epic using the established standard of work.
• Meet monthly productivity standards of at least 100% and biannual quality standards of at least 95%.
• Code outpatient or inpatient records according to applicable coding guidelines and conventions, assigning diagnoses and procedures for billing, data retrieval, and research purposes using ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM/PCS, and CPT-4 codes.
• Collaborate with leadership and financial and clinical teams to support DRG or APR-DRG accuracy.
• Provide education and training on specialty-area coding guidelines to clinical and non-clinical staff.
• Communicate and collaborate with others as a team member to ensure continuity of services.
• Optimize codes for reporting and generate APCs for outpatient records.
• Follow AHIMA Standards of Ethical Coding and official coding guidelines.
• Participate in process improvement activities, including ensuring that accounts that cannot be coded are held for valid reasons.
• Attend staff meetings required by management.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv.
• Discounts directory with deals on restaurants, phone plans, spas, and other offerings.
• Optional identity theft protection.
• Optional home and auto insurance.
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree