Contract Details

·      6-month contract (Contract-to-Hire potential)

·      Full-time OR Part-time options

·      Part-time coders must be able to work at least one weekend day

·      100% Remote — equipment provided

·      Start date: Access setup typically takes 3–4 weeks from offer

Experience (Required)

·      3+ years of recent, full-time inpatient facility coding

(must include ICD-10-PCS surgical cases)

·      Experience coding in academic, university, or Level 1/2 trauma centers

·      Strong ICD-10-PCS, ICD-10-CM, MS-DRG/APR-DRG assignment skills

·      Ability to code high-acuity, multi-specialty surgical & medical admissions

·      Productivity of 1–2 complex inpatient charts/hr

·      Accuracy ≥ 95%

·      Experience with Epic + 3M, Clintegrity, or similar encoders

·      Comfort receiving and applying QA feedback

Responsibilities (Inpatient Facility Only)

·      Assign accurate ICD-10-CM diagnoses and ICD-10-PCS procedure codes

·      Determine and validate MS-DRG/APR-DRG with correct CC/MCC and SOI/ROM capture

·      Maintain production requirements and ≥95% accuracy

·      Code the entire inpatient stay, including surgeries, complications, and comorbidities

·      Identify documentation needs and issue compliant provider queries

·      Ensure accuracy of DRGs and HIM abstracted data

·      Collaborate with Coding Managers, CDI, and clinical teams

Minimum Qualifications

• At least 1 year of recent inpatient facility coding experience
• Strong skills with ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding, ICD-10-PCS procedure coding, and MS-DRG assignment
• Experience coding acute care inpatient charts, including complex surgical cases, trauma, cardiology, orthopedics, and critical care
• Experience coding Teaching Facilities and larger facilities
• Experience with Epic and 3M
• AHIMA or AAPC credential required (RHIA, RHIT, CCS preferred)