Medical Records Coder 1

Inova Health is looking for a dedicated Medical Records Coder 1 to join the HB Coding Operations team. This role is Full-time working daytime hours Monday to Friday | REMOTE.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave.

Medical Records Coder 1 Job Responsibilities:

• Resolves OCE and medical necessity edits.
• Appends or corrects modifiers and resolves NCI, LCD, NCD, OCE and MUE edits when required.
• Meets Coding quality standards established by the Coding Operations Director and the Coding Manager.
• Makes recommendations to physicians on documentation required to support ICD-10 diagnosis codes.
• Ensures that ICD-910-CM diagnosis productivity rate meets minimum standards according to policies and procedures.
• Assigns the appropriate ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes to Outpatient records after review of the Outpatient medical record documentation

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: High School diploma or GED equivalent and completion of an AHIMA-approved coding or health information technology program.
• Certification: CCA, RHIA, RHIT, or CCS certification from AHIMA, or CPC-A, CPC, or COC certification from AAPC upon start.