About this role
Role Title: Certified Inpatient Medical Coder
Role Type: Contract
Location: United States, Remote
Required Skills:
* Inpatient Coding
* Inpatient Records
* ICD-10
* CIC
* CPC
* AAPC
* CPT
In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input.
Scope of Work:
* Review and analyze inpatient medical records to ensure accurate ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding in alignment with current guidelines and best practices.
* Review clinical documentation for accuracy, completeness, and coding integrity.
* Identify principal and secondary diagnoses, sequence codes per the Official Guidelines, and assign Present on Admission (POA) indicators.
* Validate MS-DRG assignment, including identification of CCs and MCCs, and flag hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) and patient safety indicators.
* Evaluate AI-generated clinical notes and summaries against real-world documentation and coding standards.
* Code AI-generated diagnostic and procedural information from the record using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS classification systems.
* Identify and resolve discrepancies in diagnosis and procedure coding, ensuring the integrity of record abstraction and data capture.
* Provide clear written feedback on coding errors and complex cases to improve model performance.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Active certification in one of the following: CIC or CCS, or other coding certification through AHIMA and AAPC (e.g., RHIA, RHIT, COC).
* Inpatient ICD-10-CM/PCS coding experience.
* Access to up-to-date official ICD-10-CM/PCS coding books and Coding Clinic guidance.
* Currently working in inpatient medical coding, clinical documentation improvement, or a closely related documentation role.
* Availability of at least 10 hours per week.
