Medical Coder (Inpatient / Professional Fee) | Remote

About the role

This is a remote, hourly contract position with a commitment of 10-40 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Oversee professional fee and/or facility inpatient coding operations, ensuring accuracy, productivity, and compliance with coding guidelines.
• Evaluate AI-generated coding assignments for accuracy and compliance.
• Conduct coding quality audits and provide targeted feedback to coding staff and AI systems.
• Monitor coding KPIs including coder productivity, accuracy rates, unbilled accounts, and claim denial rates.
• Ensure adherence to Official Coding Guidelines, CMS regulations, and payer-specific coding requirements.
• Provide ongoing coding education and compliance training to coding staff.
• Collaborate with CDI, billing, and compliance teams to address coding-related revenue integrity issues.
• Annotate AI-generated coding outputs and provide structured feedback to support AI training datasets.

Requirements

• Strong relevant experience in medical coding, with leadership experience.
• Expert knowledge of ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT/HCPCS, and Official Coding Guidelines.
• Proficiency in professional fee coding and/or facility inpatient coding with DRG assignment experience.
• Experience conducting coding audits and developing coding quality improvement programs.
• Proficiency with coding software and EHR platforms.
• Exceptional written and verbal English communication skills.
• High attention to detail with the ability to identify coding errors, compliance risks, and AI output inaccuracies.

Pay

$80 per hour

Schedule

10-40 hours per week