Certified Inpatient Medical Coder - Remote

50 Openings | Remote – United States | Contract

Compensation: $96,000–$134,400/year equivalent
Hourly Rate: $50–$70/hour
Minimum Availability: 10 hours/week

Annualized compensation is an illustrative equivalent based on 40 hours/week × 48 weeks/year. Actual earnings depend on hours worked, project availability, and approved work.

About the Role

We are seeking a Certified Inpatient Medical Coder to support a project focused on improving medical data accuracy, coding quality, and healthcare data integrity.

You will use your inpatient coding expertise to review medical records, validate ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding, assess clinical documentation, and evaluate AI-generated clinical content against real-world coding standards. Your work will help improve how next-generation AI systems understand and process complex healthcare information.

Key Responsibilities

• Review inpatient medical records for accurate ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding according to current guidelines and best practices.

• Assess clinical documentation for accuracy, completeness, and coding integrity.

• Identify and sequence principal and secondary diagnoses according to Official Guidelines.

• Assign Present on Admission (POA) indicators.

• Validate MS-DRG assignments, including CC and MCC identification.

• Identify and flag Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HACs) and relevant patient safety indicators.

• Evaluate AI-generated clinical notes and summaries against source documentation and coding standards.

• Code AI-generated diagnostic and procedural information using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS.

• Identify and resolve diagnosis and procedure coding discrepancies.

• Provide clear written feedback on coding errors, complex cases, and areas requiring improvement.

• Support accurate record abstraction and healthcare data capture.

Qualifications

• Active CIC, CCS, or another recognized AHIMA or AAPC coding credential, such as RHIA, RHIT, or COC.

• Hands-on inpatient ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding experience.

• Strong understanding of inpatient records, diagnosis sequencing, POA indicators, MS-DRG, CCs, MCCs, and coding guidelines.

• Access to current official ICD-10-CM/PCS coding resources and AHA Coding Clinic guidance.

• Current or recent experience in inpatient medical coding, Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI), or a closely related documentation role.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify coding discrepancies.

• Clear written communication and ability to explain complex coding decisions.

• Availability for at least 10 hours per week.

Core Skills

Inpatient Coding • Inpatient Medical Records • ICD-10-CM • ICD-10-PCS • CIC • CCS • CPC • AAPC • CPT • MS-DRG • POA • CC/MCC • Clinical Documentation • Medical Data Quality • AI Evaluation

Why This Role Matters

Your coding expertise will help improve the accuracy and reliability of AI systems working with complex healthcare information. By comparing AI-generated content against real-world inpatient records and established coding standards, you will help identify errors and improve model performance.

This opportunity is well suited to certified inpatient coders and experienced healthcare documentation professionals who want to apply their expertise to medical coding, healthcare data quality, and AI training.