Billing Specialist
Latham & Watkins
Billing Specialist
Hanger, Inc.
part-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Spring • Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Provide a high level of customer service to patients, fellow employees and referral sources
- Perform specialized clerical and administrative technical work pertaining to the authorization and billing of clients
- Enter, review and update all billing, codes and account information
- Review and reconcile reports
- Ensure billing for all services provided is accurate
- Print bills to collect revenues
- Audit account accuracy
- Perform daily, weekly and month end close activities
- Ensure compliance with relevant laws, including HIPAA requirements
- Obtain and maintain accurate patient, billing and insurance information
- Verify and pre-authorize in patient files and in the billing system
- Review charts for completed checklist or PCRE
- Convert NextGen encounters after running and clearing all claim edits
- Submit paper and electronic daily claims
- Reconcile electronic billing error/submission/rejection report
- Mail paper claims to carriers and file resubmissions
- Coordinate communications with payers to ensure accurate billing practices
- Report timely key statistics to market and corporate management for sales, revenue, cash and patient flow
- Perform other duties or special projects as assigned
Requirements
- Requires 2 years of related experience
- high school education or equivalent
- Associate degree preferred
- Experience in a medical office preferred
- Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles
- Knowledge of applicable federal, state and local laws, statues, regulations, policies and procedures
- Knowledge of healthcare billing principles and practices
- Working knowledge of ICD-9, ICD-10, HCPC/CPT and other coding
- Proficient computer skills, including Windows based office technologies, computerized billing systems and report writer software
- Excel or comparable spreadsheet experience required
Benefits
- 8 Paid National Holidays & 4 additional Floating Holidays
- PTO that includes Vacation and Sick time
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
- 401k Savings and Retirement Plan
- Paid Parental Bonding Leave for New Parents
- Flexible Work Schedules and Part-time Opportunities
- Generous Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Mentorship Programs- Mentor and Mentee
- Student Loan Repayment Assistance by Location
- Relocation Assistance
- Regional & National traveling CPO/CO/CP opportunities
- Volunteering for Local and National events such as Hanger’s BAKA Bootcamp and EmpowerFest
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
billingcodingICD-9ICD-10HCPCCPTaccount reconciliationreport writingcustomer servicedata entry
Soft skills
communicationorganizationattention to detailproblem-solvingteamworktime managementadaptabilitycustomer focusanalytical thinkinginterpersonal skills
Certifications
high school diplomaassociate degree