Inpatient Preauthorization Coder

منذ 2 أيام

Dubai, Dubai Emirate, الإمارات العربية المتحدة Cigna Healthcare دوام كامل ‏180,000 € - ‏240,000 € عقد
Responsibilities
- Assign and validate ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS and DRG codes for inpatient admissions from medical records
- Review inpatient preauthorization requests against UAE payer policies
- Collaborate with providers to clarify documentation gaps affecting authorization and coding
- Ensure coding complies with DHA, HAAD and MOH regulations and maintain audit-ready records
- Liaise with hospitals, physicians and insurers to resolve coding or authorization disputes
- Provide feedback to providers on common coding errors leading to rejections Requirements
- 3+ years of inpatient coding experience, preferably in a UAE hospital, insurer or TPA
- Mandatory CPC (Certified Professional Coder) certification
- Strong knowledge of DRG-based reimbursement and UAE insurance policies
- Familiarity with UAE insurance preauthorization workflows
- Ability to interpret medical records
- High coding accuracy, target 95% or more audit compliance
- Willingness to work in shifts Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in nursing, Allied Health Sciences or related field
- CIC (Certified Inpatient Coder) or CCS (Certified Coding Specialist) Benefits
- Flexible

working hours
within UAE labor law boundaries

About the Company
- The Cigna Group improves the health and vitality of those it serves through Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services.