DRG-V Auditor I
Posted Sep 18, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.
About your past
Tell me about your recent acute inpatient auditing experience. What kinds of cases did you review most?
What they are checking: Whether their experience is recent and deep enough for DRG validation, which the posting requires.
Tell me about a time you were wrong on a coding decision. How did you find out and what did you change?
What they are checking: Whether they learn from mistakes, which builds the accuracy auditors need.
How do you stay focused and accurate when reviewing records remotely all day?
What they are checking: Whether they have work habits that hold quality steady over long review sessions.
Why does DRG accuracy matter beyond the payment amount?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that coded data affects quality reporting and compliance risk too.
What would you do
You find a CC that drives the DRG but the documentation is weak. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they recommend a query or removal based on evidence rather than leaving a risky code.
A record is in an EMR you have never used. How do you get up to speed?
What they are checking: Whether they can adapt quickly to Epic, Cerner and other systems clients use.
About the work
Walk me through how you would review an inpatient record to confirm the assigned DRG.
What they are checking: Whether they work through principal diagnosis, secondary diagnoses and procedures in a reliable order.
How do you choose the principal diagnosis when two conditions both seem to have caused the admission?
What they are checking: Whether they apply the official guidelines for co-equal diagnoses and circumstances of admission.
How do you write a rationale so the client can follow your reasoning without calling you?
What they are checking: Whether their written findings are clear and cite the right references.
Which references do you rely on most when a coding question is unclear?
What they are checking: Whether they know the ICD-10 Official Guidelines, AHA Coding Clinic and AHIMA practice briefs.
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