Medical Coder, Inpatient

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🏈 Alabama, South Carolina – Remote

🏈 Alabama – Remote 🌴 South Carolina – Remote

💵 $25 - $30 / hour

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🏥 Medical Billing and Coding

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Aptive Resources

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2012

🎖️ Defense

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Defense • Logistics • Marketing

Aptive Resources is a management consulting firm based in Alexandria, Virginia, specializing in providing innovative solutions to federal government agencies, particularly in veteran and civilian health sectors. With a strong focus on performance optimization, human capital, and data analytics, Aptive aims to improve the quality and accessibility of health care services for veterans and the general public. The company utilizes technology and human-centered services to bridge divides and enhance public service delivery for multiple agencies, including Veterans Affairs, Defense, and others.

📋 Description

• Review inpatient records in CPRS and assign accurate ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes and DRGs • Complete Patient Treatment File (PTF) transactions (101, 401, 501, 601, 701/702, and 801) according to VHA Handbooks 1907.03 and 1907.04 • Abstract required data and enter it in VistA through the VA-approved encoder • Decide whether an episode is billable and record the reason when it is not • Code according to the Cooperating Parties' guidelines, AHA Coding Clinic, and VHA Handbook for Coding Guidelines, prioritizing VHA guidance when conflicts arise • Exclude symptoms that are part of a confirmed diagnosis and findings that do not affect current care • Send questions about conflicting, unclear, or incomplete documentation to the supervisor • Re-review coded records when the VA questions them before billing or after claim denial, then correct codes or support them with coding references • Maintain at least 95% accuracy and meet each facility's turnaround times • Support Health Information Management Service operations at Veterans Affairs medical centers across Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina

🎯 Requirements

• An active RHIA, RHIT, CCS, or CPC-H credential; CCS is preferred • At least 2 years of recent inpatient facility coding experience, including ICD-10-PCS and DRG assignment • Completion of an accredited coding, HIM, or health information technician program • Formal training in anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and reimbursement methods • Proficiency with an industry-standard encoder, such as 3M or Optum • US citizenship • Ability to pass a federal background investigation (NACI) and fingerprinting • A private, secure home workspace with reliable high-speed internet • Complete the VA's annual Privacy and Information Security Awareness and HIPAA training (TMS 10176 and 10203) before starting, and annually thereafter • Follow AHIMA's Standards of Ethical Coding and VA confidentiality rules

🏖️ Benefits

• Aptive provides the laptop, encoder, and reference materials • 100% remote work from home • 12-month base period plus four 12-month option periods