Inpatient Coder

🔥 19 minutes ago

🚗 Michigan – Remote

🚗 Michigan – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🏥 Medical Billing and Coding

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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University of Michigan Health-Sparrow

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1896

🏥 Healthcare

📚 Education

🏨 Hospitality

Healthcare • Education • Hospitality

University of Michigan Health-Sparrow is a regional health care organization and teaching hospital system in mid-Michigan formed by the partnership between University of Michigan Health and Sparrow Health System. It serves as the regional referral center for cancer, trauma, pediatrics, orthopedics, cardiovascular, neonatal intensive care, and neurological care, and operates the only Level I Trauma Center in Mid-Michigan with a separate pediatric ED. The organization offers a range of clinical and non-clinical roles and emphasizes career development, internal agency RN opportunities, and a culture of mutual respect and mindfulness.

📋 Description

• Review medical record documentation and assign ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes • Assign MS-DRG or APR-DRG based on payer classification • Abstract specific and required data elements for inpatient cases • Extract, review, and analyze clinical information for billing, POA and PSI indicators, research, statistics, financial planning, compliance, and marketing • Verify patient discharge disposition and assign appropriate present-on-admission indicators • Determine case complexity using clinical knowledge of diseases, procedures, diagnostics, treatments, and prognosis • Research complex diagnoses and procedures to apply accurate codes • Capture principal diagnosis, co-existing conditions, and principal procedure for each admission • Collaborate with the CDI team and query providers to clarify documentation • Sequence codes to accurately capture Severity of Illness and Risk of Mortality • Interact with Clinical Documentation Specialists and DRG Compliance Auditors to obtain accurate documentation • Use Optum CAC according to established workflow • Attend required meetings, in-services, educational sessions, and staff meetings • Keep current with coding guidelines and quarterly AHA Coding Clinic • Maintain accuracy, quality, productivity, and key performance indicator standards

🎯 Requirements

• Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Registered Health Information Management Technician (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) • Member of AHIMA or AAPC in good standing, with paid dues and required continuing education completed • Minimum one (1) year recent facility coding experience • Per diem candidates must have minimum three (3) years of recent inpatient coding experience • High School Diploma/GED • Must pass departmental coding testing with a score of 80% or better • Experience in a major academic medical center and ICD-10-CM/PCS preferred • Microsoft Office skills and experience with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint preferred • Excellent computer skills and previous experience with computer-assisted coding and encoder/grouper preferred • Must follow official coding guidelines, AHIMA Coding Ethics, AHA Coding Clinics, CMS directives and bulletins, and applicable regulations • Must maintain required quality and productivity standards and key performance indicators

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer • Required annual learning programs and continued education • In-services, staff meetings, educational sessions, and professional development opportunities