Job Title: Medical Coder, IPDRG / SDS (Same Day Surgery)

Industry: Healthcare / Medical Coding / RCM

Location: [Chennai / city]

Employment Type: Full time, permanent

Salary: Best in industry; hike up to 30% on current CTC

About the Role

We are hiring experienced, CPC-certified medical coders for two openings: IPDRG (Inpatient DRG) and SDS (Same Day Surgery). You will review clinical documentation and assign accurate, compliant codes that support correct reimbursement.

Opening 1: IPDRG Coder

Experience: 4+ years in inpatient DRG coding

Notice Period: Immediate to 30 days only

Responsibilities

- Review inpatient records and assign ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes.
- Assign principal and secondary diagnoses, and identify CCs/MCCs and POA indicators.
- Validate MS-DRG / APR-DRG assignment against documentation.
- Query physicians where documentation is incomplete or conflicting.
- Meet productivity and 95%+ accuracy targets, and take part in audits and denial analysis.

Opening 2: SDS Coder Experience:



3+ years in SDS / Same Day Surgery coding

Notice Period: Immediate joiners only

Responsibilities

- Review operative reports and assign CPT, ICD-10-CM and HCPCS codes with correct modifiers.
- Code across multiple surgical specialties: [list the six specialties/series].
- Apply NCCI edits, payer guidelines and compliance standards.
- Query providers for missing or unclear documentation.
- Meet productivity and 95%+ accuracy targets, and take part in quality audits.

Specific requirement: hands-on experience in all six specialties/series (1-6) listed above.

Mandatory for Both Roles

- CPC certification (AAPC)
- Relieving letter from the previous employer
- Salary expectation within 30% of current CTC
- Solid knowledge of anatomy, medical terminology and official coding guidelines
- Experience with encoders and coding tools (3M, Optum or similar)

📌 Medical Coding - SDS & IPDRG (Chennai)
🏢 Bct Consulting
📍 Chennai