Inpatient Coding Specialist

Parallon Business Performance Group



Full Time- Remote



Parallon is an industry leader in revenue cycle services. We partner with over 650 hospitals and 2,400 physician practices nation-wide. Our parent company, HCA Healthcare, has been consistently named a World's Most Ethical Company by Ethisphere and is ranked in the Fortune 100. We are dedicated to ensuring our patients have the best experience even after they leave our facilities.



Job Summary :



As a Coding Integrity Specialist III WORK FROM HOME, you will review and evaluate hospital inpatient medical record documentation to assign, sequence, edit and/or validate the appropriate ICD-10-CM and ICD-10- PCS codes. A CIS III performs coding and/or code/DRG validation across multiple entities by applying all appropriate coding guidelines and criteria for code selections.



Job Qualifications:

• Assign, sequence, validate, and/or edit codes/DRGs and abstracted data (e.g., physician, discharge disposition, query tracking) for inpatient records for multiple facilities using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS
• Maintain or exceed established accuracy standards
• Maintain or exceed established productivity standards
• Utilize the complete patient medical record documentation in code/DRG assignment, validation, and/or editing of codes/DRGs
• Undergraduate (Associate's or Bachelor's) degree in HIM/HIT preferred
• Minimum 1 year of acute care hospital inpatient coding required with 3 years preferred.
• Coding Technical Skills - ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, MS-DRGs, APR DRGs, and POA Assignment.
• Will be required to audit as well
• RHIT, RHIA or CCS required
• Must be disciplined, must be able to meet metrics

** Will be expected to complete a coding test (20 Multiple Choice/True/False 5-7 Open ended Behavioral questions- 90 minutes long



Salary range: $25-$34