Inpatient Coder

About the role

Come lead with us at Corporate At Houston Methodist, the Inpatient Coder position is responsible for ensuring diagnostic and procedure codes are assigned accurately to inpatient encounters based upon documentation within the electronic medical record while maintaining compliance with established rules and regulatory guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Interacts and communicates effectively with members of the coding team and appropriate stakeholders.
• Participates and provides good feedback during coding section meetings and coding education inservices; takes initiative to assist others and shares knowledge with appropriate stakeholders.
• Responds promptly to internal and external customer requests.
• Responds promptly and appropriately to requests to code or review coded accounts for accuracy.
• Initiates queries with physicians to obtain or clarify diagnoses and/or procedures as appropriate, utilizing the established physician query process.
• Maintains and achieves the highest standards of coding quality by assigning accurate ICD-10-CM/ICD