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Certified Inpatient Coder at micro1
Hospital records are the focus here: certified coders apply the ICD-10 code sets (CM and PCS) to inpatient charts and AI-written clinical notes. They sequence diagnoses, assign present-on-admission indicators, check MS-DRG assignments, flag hospital-acquired conditions and write feedback on coding errors, helping AI systems perform more like trained coders.
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What you would do
- Check inpatient records and assign diagnosis and procedure codes correctly
- Identify and sequence principal and secondary diagnoses with POA indicators
- Validate MS-DRG assignments, including CCs, MCCs and hospital-acquired conditions
- Grade AI-written clinical notes and report coding errors in writing
What the listing asks for
- Preferred: active CIC or CCS, or another AHIMA or AAPC coding certification
- Preferred: hands-on inpatient ICD-10-CM/PCS code assignment
- Preferred: current official code books and Coding Clinic references on hand
- Preferred: currently working in inpatient coding or clinical documentation improvement
- Preferred: at least 10 hours a week available
Suits professionals who work as certified inpatient coders or in documentation improvement in the United States and can spare about 10 hours weekly.
The listing as micro1 posted it
This is micro1's public listing for the role, read October 29, 2026, with dashes and placeholder links cleaned up. The listing is micro1's text; the summary above and everything below it is ours.
Role Title: Certified Inpatient Coder
Role Type: Contractor
Location: United States, Remote
micro1 is engaging Certified Inpatient Coders to contribute to a customer's project focused on enhancing medical data accuracy and integrity. 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.
Scope of Work
- Review and analyze inpatient medical records to ensure accurate ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding in alignment with current guidelines and best practices.
- Review clinical documentation for accuracy, completeness, and coding integrity.
- Identify principal and secondary diagnoses, sequence codes per the Official Guidelines, and assign Present on Admission (POA) indicators.
- Validate MS-DRG assignment, including identification of CCs and MCCs, and flag hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) and patient safety indicators.
- Evaluate AI-generated clinical notes and summaries against real-world documentation and coding standards.
- Code AI-generated diagnostic and procedural information from the record using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS classification systems.
- Identify and resolve discrepancies in diagnosis and procedure coding, ensuring the integrity of record abstraction and data capture.
- Provide clear written feedback on coding errors and complex cases to improve model performance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Active certification in one of the following: CIC or CCS, or other coding certification through AHIMA and AAPC (e.g., RHIA, RHIT, COC).
- Inpatient ICD-10-CM/PCS coding experience.
- Access to up-to-date official ICD-10-CM/PCS coding books and Coding Clinic guidance.
- Currently working in inpatient medical coding, clinical documentation improvement, or a closely related documentation role.
- Availability of at least 10 hours per week.
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Pay and terms
The listing does not state a rate for this role. micro1's expert guide describes pay in bands by type of work rather than per role, so treat any figure you see elsewhere as unconfirmed until it appears in your contract.
micro1 engages experts as contractors. Its help library says payments are made in USD twice a month and that contracts and payroll run through Deel. Payments cannot be processed until identity verification there is complete. Read our micro1 review for what workers say about project availability and support.
Before you apply
Medical listings tend to ask for a license, a certification or a clinical specialty. Keep your credentials and specialty to hand, and check whether the listing limits applicants to US-licensed clinicians.
Applying starts with an AI interview, then certification, then matching to projects by recruiters. micro1 says certification does not guarantee a project, so treat this as flexible work and not as a job offer. The how to become an AI trainer guide walks through each step.
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People also ask
Can a certified inpatient coder work from home?
At micro1, yes for this role: the Certified Inpatient Coder listing is a contractor position labeled Remote, for people in the United States. It prefers an active CIC, CCS or other AHIMA or AAPC certification, inpatient ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS experience, and availability of at least 10 hours per week. Remote does not mean guaranteed hours.
What does a remote inpatient coder do?
On this micro1 project, you review inpatient records for accurate ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding, sequence principal and secondary diagnoses, assign present-on-admission indicators, validate MS-DRG assignments and flag hospital-acquired conditions. You also evaluate and code AI-generated clinical notes and write feedback on coding errors, which helps improve model performance.
How to get into inpatient coding?
This page does not cover how people enter the coding profession. For this micro1 listing, the preferred profile is existing credentials and experience: an active certification such as CIC or CCS, inpatient ICD-10-CM/PCS coding experience, and availability of at least 10 hours per week. You apply, take micro1's AI interview and wait to be matched, which is not guaranteed.
How much do medical coder jobs pay?
This site does not publish market pay data for medical coders, so it gives no general figure. The micro1 listing for this Certified Inpatient Coder role states no pay rate. Listings give rates for a project, not earnings or hours, and the listing prefers a minimum availability of 10 hours per week.
How much does the Certified Inpatient Coder role at micro1 pay?
The listing does not state a rate for this role, so we cannot give a figure. micro1's expert guide describes pay in bands by type of work rather than per role. Ask during onboarding, and read the contract before you accept work.
Is the Certified Inpatient Coder role remote?
Yes. The listing describes it as remote work. On where you can be based, it says: remote, United States. Read the eligibility line on the listing before you apply.
How do I apply for the Certified Inpatient Coder role?
Open the listing on micro1's site and apply there. Applying starts with an AI interview, followed by certification and matching to projects by recruiters. micro1 says certification does not guarantee a project. Our how to become an AI trainer guide covers each step.
Is this listing still open?
We read micro1's public listing on October 29, 2026. Roles close without notice, so confirm on the listing itself. If it has closed, the other medical and health roles on this site are linked below.
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Sources and method
- micro1 public job listing for this role, read October 29, 2026. The summary, task and requirement lines are our paraphrase of that listing.
- The questions under People also ask: Google's related questions for this kind of role in the United States, as reported by Ahrefs, pulled October 29, 2026. Answers are ours, written from the listing and from our own sourced micro1 pages.
- micro1 help library and expert guide for payment timing and the hiring steps, read 17 October 2026.
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