IP Medical Coder

About the role

Speciality Hospital Dubai is hiring an IP Medical Coder. The coder reviews medical records and assigns accurate diagnostic and procedure codes, ensuring they match the care provided and comply with hospital and regulatory guidelines.

Key responsibilities

• Check and sequence the most accurate ICD-9, ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS and DRG codes for diagnoses and procedures.
• Verify that the final diagnoses and operative procedures stated by the physician are valid and complete.
• Extract information from health records to identify secondary complications and co-morbidities.
• Evaluate records for documentation consistency and adequacy, so the final diagnosis reflects the care rendered.
• Compute and assign the correct DRG codes for all inpatient cases.
• Analyze doctors' documentation to ensure the right Evaluation and Management (E&M) levels are assigned with the correct CPT codes.
• Ensure coding follows HAAD guidelines and regulations, and update knowledge of coding versions and HAAD directives.
• Provide feedback to doctors on coding errors or oversights.
• Train and guide other coders and Medical Records Technicians, updating them on new coding rules and regulations.
• Perform other duties assigned by the HOD.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Allied Health Sciences or a related field.
• At least two years of coding experience.
• Valid CCA certification from AHIMA or CPC certification from AAPC.
• Excellent command of oral and written English.

Required skills

• Computer literacy and MS Office.
• ICD-9, ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS and DRG coding.

Performance criteria include meeting management and stakeholder expectations, working constructively with others, coordinating multiple tasks and deadlines, and attending meetings outside normal business hours.