Healthcare
Inpatient Coder
- Posted
- Location
- Global
- Openings
- 50
Role Title: Inpatient Coder
Role Type: Contractor
Location: United States, Remote
The company is engaging Inpatient Coders to contribute to a valued project focused on enhancing inpatient clinical coding accuracy and data quality. In this role, you’ll apply your facility coding 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 clinical documentation for accuracy, completeness, and coding integrity.
- Evaluate AI-generated clinical notes and summaries against real-world documentation and coding standards.
- Validate alignment between clinical documentation and assigned codes.
- Write prompts that test how an AI handles real healthcare administrative work, including billing and coding, insurance and prior authorization, scheduling, and regulatory compliance.
- Correct the code/data when the model falls short, grounded in day-to-day operational experience.
Required Qualifications
- Active coding certification such as CIC, CCS or CPC.
- Inpatient ICD-10-CM coding experience, including DRG, MCC/CC, and POA concepts.
- Demonstrated expertise in reviewing and abstracting information from EMRs.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex clinical documentation.
- Availability of at least 10 hours per week.
- US-based.
Compensation Structure:
Compensation is task-based, meaning experts are paid per completed task that meets the project specifications. The average handling time (AHT) is approximately 1 hour per task, and the effective hourly rate will depend on the number of tasks completed and successfully signed off times the selected rate.
Skills
- Clinical Documentation
- ICD-10-CM
- DRG
- EMR
This role at a glance
At $50–$70/hr, the Inpatient Coder 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 5 days ago. Healthcare roles listed on RemoteJobsOne have stayed open a median of 24 days before closing, counted over the 56 that have closed so far.
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
5 days
Healthcare roles here close after about 24 days, counted over 56 that have closed. Apply while it is open.
How this pay compares
This role pays $50–$70/hr. Across the 26 hourly healthcare roles open on RemoteJobsOne right now, the median runs from $50 to $70 an hour, and published rates range from $30 to $120. Its top rate of $70 sits within the category's median range.
This role
$50–$70/hr
Healthcare median
$50–$70/hr · full spread $30 to $120
What these skills pay
Hourly pay across every open role on RemoteJobsOne that asks for the same skills as this one.
- Clinical Documentation$80–$115/hr median
5 open roles · up to $115/hr
- ICD-10-CM$50–$70/hr median
5 open roles · up to $70/hr
Questions about this role
How much does the Inpatient Coder 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 Inpatient Coder 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 Inpatient Coder role ask for?
The posting asks for Clinical Documentation, ICD-10-CM, DRG and EMR. Naming them clearly in your application helps.
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