Inpatient Coder

Fusion HCR is Hiring!

Role : Inpatient Coder
Location : Las Vegas, NV
Work Arrangemen t: Onsite
Employment Type : Full-time
Industr y: Hospitals and Health Care

Join a healthcare organization where accurate inpatient coding supports reimbursement, clinical data integrity, research, utilization review, and regulatory reporting. In this onsite role, you will review complex inpatient records and apply your acute-care coding expertise to help ensure documentation is accurately represented. You’ll identify discrepancies and opportunities for improvement, follow up on coding-related denials, and communicate findings to appropriate stakeholders. This position is suited to a detail-oriented coder who can work independently while building effective working relationships across departments.

Position Overview

Fusion HCR is seeking an experienced Inpatient Coder to accurately code and abstract complex inpatient medical records in an acute-care hospital setting. The role supports accurate reimbursement, clinical data integrity, research, utilization review, and regulatory reporting. You will review documentation for completeness, consistency, and coding accuracy, applying current inpatient guidelines and relevant reimbursement methodologies.

In addition to day-to-day coding, you will identify discrepancies, trends, and improvement opportunities; review coding-related denials and follow up as appropriate; and prepare queries and technical reports. The Inpatient Coder uses an electronic health record and an integrated encoder or computer-assisted coding system, while meeting established quality and productivity standards. Success requires sound coding judgment, strong attention to detail, confidentiality, and clear communication with stakeholders across departments.

Key Responsibilities

- Code and abstract inpatient medical records accurately, meeting established quality and productivity standards.
- Review clinical documentation for completeness, consistency, and coding accuracy.
- Apply current inpatient coding guidelines, code sets, Medicare inpatient reimbursement regulations, and MS-DRG methodology.
- Identify coding discrepancies, trends, and opportunities for improvement; escalate issues as appropriate.
- Review coding-related denials and perform appropriate follow-up.
- Collect, manipulate, retrieve, and analyze data; run queries and prepare technical reports.
- Use an EHR and an integrated encoder or computer-assisted coding system, such as 3M 360 or a similar tool.
- Maintain the confidentiality of patient and organizational information and comply with applicable laws, regulations, and hospital policies.
- Communicate coding findings and recommendations effectively and maintain productive working relationships across departments.

Required Qualifications

- High school diploma or equivalent.
- At least three years of inpatient coding experience in an acute-care hospital setting.
- At least one of the following certifications: Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT).
- Knowledge of ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-9-CM code sets.
- Knowledge of Medicare inpatient hospital and IPPS reimbursement regulations, MS-DRG classification and reimbursement methodology, and current inpatient coding guidelines.
- Familiarity with EHR systems, healthcare technology, and revenue cycle workflows, including charge master processes, code edits, auditing, denials management, and clinical documentation improvement.
- Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, disease processes, and surgical procedures.
- Strong attention to detail, accuracy, confidentiality, and ability to work independently.
- Effective communication skills and ability to work with stakeholders across departments.

Why Join Us

- Contribute to accurate inpatient reimbursement and clinical data integrity through work that supports research, utilization review, and regulatory reporting.
- Build expertise across inpatient coding, MS-DRG methodology, revenue cycle workflows, denials, and clinical documentation improvement.
- Work with stakeholders across departments to communicate findings and support coding accuracy.
- Use an EHR and an integrated encoder or computer-assisted coding system in an acute-care hospital setting.
- Compensation range: $59,200–$89,400.
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