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Medical Coder (CCS / CIC)
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Role Title: Medical Coder (CS / CIC)
Role Type: Contractor
Location: US - Remote
The company is engaging Medical Coders (CCS / CIC certified) to contribute their expertise to a dynamic project for a valued customer. 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. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters.
Scope of Work
- Annotate and review inpatient medical records, including admission notes, progress notes, operative reports, consults, lab and imaging results, and discharge summaries, ensuring precise ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS code assignment based on documentation.
- Identify principal and secondary diagnoses, sequence codes according to guidelines, assign Present on Admission (POA) indicators, and validate MS-DRG assignment, including the identification of CCs and MCCs, to verify and enrich data sets.
- Apply inpatient-specific coding conventions, such as UHDDS definitions, ICD-10-CM/PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, and AHA Coding Clinic guidance, while identifying hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) and patient safety indicators.
- Collaborate with project stakeholders using both written and verbal communication to clarify requirements, resolve documentation ambiguities, and ensure data integrity.
- Deliver high-quality feedback on coding guidelines and complex cases to support project workflow improvements and enhance AI model understanding.
- Ensure accuracy and completeness of all coding-related annotations per current best practices and coding standards.
Preferred Qualifications
- Active AHIMA Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) or AAPC Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC) credential.
- Thorough expertise in ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and MS-DRG methodology with hands-on inpatient coding experience.
- Experience coding in diverse inpatient settings, such as acute care, teaching hospitals, specialty units, surgical, trauma, oncology, cardiology, and transplant cases.
- Proficiency in reviewing and coding various types of clinical documentation and addressing complex coding challenges.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, demonstrating meticulous attention to detail and clarity.
- Access to current ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS code sets, Official Coding Guidelines, and MS-DRG grouper tools.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Written and verbal communication
- Clinical documentation review
- Icd-10-cm coding
- Icd-10-pcs coding
- Ms-drg assignment
- Ccs or cic certification
- Coding guideline interpretation
- Medical record annotation
- Data quality assurance
This role at a glance
At $50–$70/hr, the Medical Coder (CCS / CIC) role comes to about $4,330–$6,070 a month for 20 hours a week, or $8,670–$12,130 a month full time — roughly $104,000–$146,000 over a full year. These are estimates before tax; contract roles are paid for the hours you work. It was posted 7 days ago. Healthcare roles listed on RemoteJobsOne have stayed open a median of 14 days before closing, counted over the 32 that have closed so far. 9 people applied to this role through RemoteJobsOne in the last 30 days.
20 hours a week
$4,330–$6,070
a month, before tax
Full time
$8,670–$12,130
a month at 40 hours a week
A full year
$104,000–$146,000
full time, 52 weeks
Open for
7 days
Healthcare roles here close after about 14 days, counted over 32 that have closed. Apply while it is open.
How this pay compares
This role pays $50–$70/hr. Across the 35 hourly healthcare roles open on RemoteJobsOne right now, the median runs from $80 to $125 an hour, and published rates range from $20 to $285. Its top rate of $70 sits below the category's median floor.
This role
$50–$70/hr
Healthcare median
$80–$125/hr · full spread $20 to $285
What these skills pay
Hourly pay across every open role on RemoteJobsOne that asks for the same skills as this one.
- Written and verbal communication$75–$105/hr median
18 open roles · up to $200/hr
- Attention to detail$25–$60/hr median
54 open roles · up to $400/hr
Questions about this role
How much does the Medical Coder (CCS / CIC) role pay?
It pays $50–$70/hr, which is about $8,670–$12,130 a month full time before tax. The rate is set by the employer and shown exactly as published.
Compare pay across remote rolesIs this Medical Coder (CCS / CIC) job fully remote?
Yes. It is listed as a fully remote role, with the posting naming Global. You work from home, on your own equipment.
Is it full-time, part-time or contract work?
It is a contract role: you are paid for the hours you work, and you choose how many to take on within what the employer needs.
How remote contract work worksWhat skills does the Medical Coder (CCS / CIC) role ask for?
The posting asks for Attention to detail, Written and verbal communication, Clinical documentation review, Icd-10-cm coding, Icd-10-pcs coding and Ms-drg assignment. Naming them clearly in your application helps.
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