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Billing Specialist

Posting Date: 
Mar 20 2008
Hours: 
FT
Department: 
Patient Financial Services
Position Summary: 
Candidate will call insurance carriers to check status of claims processing and key patient payments and insurance payments, allowances and denials into LSS from insurance remittances (EOBs).
Duties and Responsibilities: 

- Research claim denials and underpayments and contact insurance carriers for claim statuses.
- Answer patient telephone inquiries regarding thier medical bills.
- Balance batch totals to the daily deposit total, post and print batch and file batches.
- Make note of exceptions to auto adjustment rules for dictionary corrections.
- Reviewing claims for accuracy and correct errors before mailing.
- Research claim errors, correct and resubmit for payment.

Requirements: 

- High school diploma or equivalent
- 2 years medical billing experience, including experience with IDPA and Medicare billing
- Knowledge of CPT and ICD 9 codes and knowledge of Meditech and LSS a plus