ChristianaCare · 1 day ago
Senior Coder-Remote
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$27.31/hr - $40.96/hr
1+ years expChristianaCare is one of the largest health care providers in the Mid-Atlantic Region, committed to delivering exceptional patient care. They are seeking a full-time Senior Coder responsible for the accurate assignment of ICD 10 CM/PCS and HCPCS/CPT codes for various patient records to ensure proper reimbursement and statistical reporting.
Health CareHospitalNon Profit
Responsibilities
Reviews and interprets Inpatient, Outpatient, Ancillary, Diagnostics and Emergency Medicine or other patient type records in order to assign appropriate ICD 10 CM/PCS diagnosis and procedure codes and/or HCPCS/CPT procedure codes as required
Performs coding and abstracting tasks to support data quality and statistics, and calculation of severity of illness and risk of mortality reporting
Utilizes information on diagnostic reports to accurately code patient charts
Works within service line structure where applicable based on patient type
Abstracts pertinent data, determines, and sequences codes for diagnoses and procedures
Utilizes coding and abstracting system as a communication tool, as outlined in the HIMS Coding DNFB Tagging procedures, including but not limited to placing accounts on hold in order to ask questions to management and initiate queries
Provides all necessary coded and abstracted information required for final coding and billing of accounts within efficiency expectations by work type to support department and organization goals for DNFB dollar amounts and bill hold days
Reviews pre-populated patient demographic information fed via HL7 from source system into coding system and makes necessary abstracted data changes in coding systems
Utilizes coding system to calculate all inpatient encounters in both MS DRG and APR DRG groupers to support the accurate reporting of coded data
Uses coding system to sequence CPT codes invoking the APC grouper methodology to arrive at the accurate CPT code hierarchy
Submits timely, accurate, and concise daily productivity reports in accordance with department policy and practice
Reports errors as identified in patient identification, account or encounter information, documentation or other medical record discrepancies as they are noted during daily work performance
Qualification
Required
College Degree in Health Information Management
Completion of AHIMA Approved Certificate Program
One-year coding experience in the acute care setting coding Inpatient, Observation, Emergency Medicine or Same Day Surgery
Preferred
Associate or Bachelor Science degree in Health Information Technology
Benefits
Full Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, etc.
403(b)
Generous paid time off
Incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more!
Health insurance
Paid time off
Retirement
An employee assistance program
Company
ChristianaCare
Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, ChristianaCare is one of the country’s most dynamic health care organizations, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$3.37MKey Investors
Chester CountyLisa Dean Moseley Foundation
2022-10-28Grant· $2.5M
2019-11-23Grant· $0.66M
2014-02-06Grant· $0.21M
Leadership Team
Janice E. Nevin
President and CEO
Rob McMurray
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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2025-07-22
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