Hospital Inpatient Coder

Responsible for coding and abstracting inpatient accounts in accordance with coding guidelines.

• Assign accurate diagnostic and procedure codes according to clinical documentation and official coding guidelines for inpatient hospital accounts.
• Coordinate with the clinical documentation and quality teams to ensure validation of MSDRG, patient safety indicators, and hospital acquired conditions are supported by physician documentation.
• Monitor assigned work queues to ensure all records are charged in a timely manner.
• Generate coding queries for clarification regarding physician documentation as needed.
• Stay current on changes in coding conventions and coding updates.
• Perform other duties as assigned.