Job Description
ICD-10 CODER-DRG/APC SPEC
Health Information Management Services
Full-time / 6:30A-4P / 72 hours per pay
This shift is a 9 hour shift
Under the general direction of the Coding Supervisor of Health Information Management Services, this employee is responsible for the coding and abstracting of all Inpatient visits or Specialty Outpatient Surgery/Observation visits or both based on physician documentation in the Medical Record. He/she is responsible for collaborating with the Clinical Documentation Specialists to ensure appropriate documentation to validate accurate diagnostic and procedural information on each inpatient record. Accurate coding/abstracting and correct DRG or APC assignment is expected while adhering to the guidelines of the current coding classification systems and AHIMA's Standards for Ethical Coding. He/She is also responsible for following up on outstanding accounts for billing. All work is carried out in accordance with The Joint C...