Coding Productivity

Sharing this interesting article on coding productivity. It discusses how many charts per hour or per day can be performed by an inpatient coder using ICD-10-CM/PCS (Procedure Coding System)

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is defining a “new normal” by establishing ICD-10-CM/PCS coding productivity benchmarks.

ICD-10-CM/PCS = for hospital inpatient use only

Will not replace CPT codes used by physicians

Measuring and Benchmarking Coding Productivity: A Decade of AHIMA Leadership

24 inpatient records per eight-hour paid workday (20 min per records; three records per hour)
40 invasive procedure encounters per eight-hour paid workday (five per hour; 12 min per encounter or operative session)
120 emergency department coding per eight-hour paid workday (15 per hour; 4 min per encounter)
240 ancillary tests coding per eight-hour paid workday (30 per hour; two min per report or test)

Glad to see they say sometimes the expectation likely needs to be adjusted downward!

http://bok.ahima.org/doc?oid=302649#.XFDDZVVKhhG

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