Cognizant
Sacramento, CA, USA
Job Title: Medical Coder - Inpatient Hospital – ICD 10 CM/PCS (Remote) - CCS AHIMA Certified
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full-time M-F flexible hours
An inpatient hospital medical coder is a healthcare professional responsible for reviewing and analyzing patient medical records from hospital stays and assigning standardized codes for diagnoses and procedures. These codes are primarily based on ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Diseases) and PCS (Procedure Coding System) standards.
Responsibilities
Review clinical documentation to assign accurate ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes.
Communicate with physicians to clarify diagnoses and procedures through the query process.
Utilize electronic encoder applications to assign codes in compliance with practice policies and regulatory guidelines.
Maintain a minimum accuracy rate of 98% while meeting internal productivity standards.
Achieve productivity expectations: Inpatient 16–24 encounters per day or 2–3 encounters per...