Select Medical
Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
Inpatient Coder Entry level position responsible for reviewing multidisciplinary inpatient medical records and health information in order to classify patient diagnoses and procedures by accurate ICD-10-PCS codes and DRGs. Evaluate documentation of patient care to code and abstract data used for statistics, state reporting, reimbursement and other needs. Assign ICD-10-CM codes to inpatient diagnoses, treatments and procedures according to coding guidelines. Complete coding with an error rate within the work standard and maintains standards relative to productivity and quality. Communicate verbally and in writing with physicians, medical staff and other care professionals when documentation needs clarification for accurate code assignment which may or may not impact reimbursement. Prepare workload reports and participate in department management studies, as well as data quality reviews or other documentation audits. Perform peer review of codes and DRG assignment. Keep...