Inpatient Rehab Hospital Coder

Full-Time, Remote Position

Description: The Inpatient Rehab Hospital Coder works from home and is responsible for identifying correct coding and sequencing of ICD-10-CM diagnosis and comorbidity codes on the claim form and IRF-PAI for the Hospital’s inpatient population. 

 Responsibilities:

- Ensures that documentation to substantiate code assignment is present in the medical record

- Completes coding and abstracting of inpatient medical records in accordance with ICD-10 CM coding rules and guidelines

-Queries physicians when documentation is unclear for coding purposes 

- Enters codes into the medical record and outcome system to ensure IRF-PAI and claim will submit timely. 

Minimum education and experience:

·         Two years of medical coding experience- IRF experience preferred

·         Medical Coding certification- CPC, CCS, CMC or equivalent