Salary
💰 $50,000 - $60,000 per year
About the role
- Oversee the billing process for clients and ensure timely and accurate submission and processing of client invoices and insurance claims
- Research and resolve all provider and client inquiries in a timely and customer-focused manner
- Take ownership of the error free completion of the entire weekly bill cycle
- Check eligibility and benefit verification for services provided as needed
- Conduct client and guarantor welcome orientations on the insurance/private pay/balance billing process
- Maintain communication with clients on the billing process, status of their claims
- Manage the status of client accounts and balances and identify inconsistencies
- Create, send and collect on bi-weekly invoices for balance billing and SCA, private pay clients
- Follow up, collect, charge and post large client balances
- Professionally answer and respond to calls, and emails from patients, payers, and other team members re: claims, balances, eligibility, etc., promptly
- Accurately prepare, review, and submit claims within timely filing to various insurance companies electronically, or in some case via paper using correct revenue, HCPCS, CPT and ICD10 codes
- Post insurance and patient payments from ERA’s or EOB’s within a timely matter
- Follow-up on open, denied, underpaid, overpaid and non-paid claims and re-submit, send back, appeal as needed
- Write, compile medical records, etc. for appeals, retrospective reviews, authorizations as needed; and follow up accordingly
- Collaborate with clients and insurance companies, team members to resolve billing inconsistencies and errors
- Review patient accounts for trends that indicate where additional assistance might be needed
- Constructively handle patient complaints and report to your supervisor immediately
- Support billing team as needed when individual tasks are completed, or if help needed to complete a project
- Monitor your daily, weekly performance and submit daily delegations to billing manager
- Plan, organize, direct and control to meet all billing objectives
- Maintain and track your personal calendar, calls, and deadlines
- Accurate and timely processing of all adjustments (debits and credits), initiated by either external (client-related) or internal (Shared Services) requests
- Timely research and resolution of all billing inquiries to the assigned mailboxes utilizing the highest level of customer service
- Other duties assigned by supervisor
Requirements
- Eating disorder, behavioral health, inpatient billing preferred
- High school diploma or equivalent required, some college preferred
- 3 years’ experience in billing, preferably in the Staffing or Medical field
- 3-5 years of demonstrated analytical sense with excellent attention to detail
- Medical billing experience, specifically insurance company follow up and balance billing
- Knowledge and experience with Apero and Collaborate MD billing software preferred
- Understanding of billing on UB-04 forms and revenue, CPT, HCPCS, ICD10 codes
- Compliance of HIPAA, understanding of medical terminology
- Strong attention to detail and efficient data entry
- Strong organization, time management and prioritization abilities
- Excellent communication and Customer Service skills
- Strong computer skills, including knowledge of EMR’s, PM systems, and Microsoft Office suite
- Minimum of three years of technical experience