Certified Inpatient Coder

What You'll Do8

• Analyze inpatient medical records and assign accurate ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes that follow current official guidelines.
• Check clinical documentation for completeness, accuracy, and coding integrity.
• Determine principal and secondary diagnoses, sequence codes per the Official Guidelines, and assign Present on Admission (POA) indicators.
• Validate MS-DRG assignment, including identification of CCs and MCCs, and flag hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) and patient safety indicators.
• Compare AI-generated clinical notes and summaries against real-world documentation and coding standards.
• Code diagnostic and procedural information produced by AI from the record using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS.
• Find and resolve discrepancies in diagnosis and procedure coding to protect record abstraction and data capture integrity.
• Write clear feedback on coding errors and complex cases to help improve model performance.

Requirements8

• Active coding certification such as CIC, CCS, RHIA, RHIT, or COC through AHIMA or AAPC.
• Hands-on inpatient ICD-10-CM/PCS coding experience.
• Access to current official ICD-10-CM/PCS coding books and Coding Clinic guidance.
• Current work in inpatient medical coding, clinical documentation improvement, or a closely related documentation role.
• At least 10 hours of availability per week.
• Ability to read and interpret inpatient records and clinical documentation.
• Skill in sequencing diagnoses and procedures according to the Official Guidelines.
• Familiarity with MS-DRG assignment and CC/MCC identification.

Who Should Apply

Certified inpatient coders with active CIC, CCS, or other AHIMA/AAPC credentials and current hands-on ICD-10-CM/PCS experience. You should be working in inpatient coding or CDI, have current coding references, and can commit at least 10 hours per week.

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