Medical Chart Reviewer remote job
The Medical Chart Reviewer job is a remote contract role in the United States for certified coders and clinicians. You would audit medical charts against the codes assigned to them, checking diagnosis and procedure coding, sequencing, present-on-admission indicators and MS-DRG assignment, and flag documentation gaps and query opportunities.
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Role facts, as shown on the listing
- Pay
- $50–$70 per hour
- Taken from the listing's pay field; the written description does not repeat a rate.
- Our arithmetic on the listed ranges: the midpoint here is $60 an hour, tied for the lowest of the 6 Medicine & healthcare roles on this site; midpoints there run from $60 to $86.
- Hours
- Not stated in the listing
- Location
- Remote, United States
- Contract
- Contractor
- Openings
- 40 (as listed)
- Listed
- 3 Nov 2026
- Checked
- 6 Nov 2026
- ICD-10-CM
- ICD-10-PCS
- MS-DRG methodology
- Medical chart review
- Clinical documentation improvement (CDI)
- Coding audit
- AHA coding clinic guidelines
What the work involves
- Audit charts such as admission notes, progress notes, operative reports, consults and discharge summaries for accuracy and completeness.
- Validate diagnosis and procedure coding, POA indicators and MS-DRG assignment, spotting under-coding, over-coding and missed CCs and MCCs.
- Apply ICD-10-CM/PCS guidelines, AHA Coding Clinic guidance and clinical validation criteria.
- Give written and verbal feedback on charts and complex cases.
Before you apply: what the listing asks for
Listed as preferred
- An active AHIMA CCS, AAPC CIC or CPC credential, or an RN or clinical credential with chart review or CDI experience.
- Expertise in ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS and MS-DRG methodology, plus chart review, coding audit or CDI work.
- Chart review across settings such as acute care, teaching hospitals, surgical, trauma, oncology, cardiology and transplant.
- Access to current code sets, official guidelines and an MS-DRG grouper.
The listing sets no separate list of required qualifications.
Who this is not for
Not a fit outside the United States or without coding or clinical review experience; the listing is set as US - Remote and asks for current code sets and an MS-DRG grouper.
Questions about this role
What does the Medical Chart Reviewer job pay?
The listing's pay field shows $50 to $70 per hour. The description does not state hours.
Do I need a coding certification?
The listing names CCS, CIC or CPC certification, or an RN or clinical background with chart review or CDI experience, as preferred.
Do I need AI experience?
No. The listing says prior AI experience is not required.
Source: the role's job listing on micro1. Facts were checked on 6 Nov 2026; the description above is condensed and reworded by us. Confirm details on the original listing before you apply.