Address
Form of workJob Location
Excelsior Orthopaedics Amherst NY - Amherst, NY
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
High School
Salary Range
$16.50 - $29.70 Hourly
Travel Percentage
None
Job Shift
Day
Job Description
*Hybrid Positions*
Experience with Workers' Compensation Billing is needed
Growing orthopaedic practice offering challenging work; position responsible for adding charges into billing system, generate insurance claims and patient statements; post payments, follow up on charges, and answer all inquiries on accounts.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Research all information needed to complete billing process including obtaining charge information form providers
- Enters and itemizes charge information into billing system and produces account
- Assist with coding and error resolution, codes information about procedures performed and diagnosis on charge
- Ability to process and distribute billing
- Post payments and applies credits to patient accounts
- Answer telephone and provides information as requested
- Contact insurance company as necessary to verify medical insurance coverage and patient responsibility on claim
- Post denials, correcting charges, filing appeals, and following up on unpaid claims, including composing and processing correspondence as required
- Participate in Accounts Receivable activities on past due accounts as directed by Team Lead or Billing Manager
- Generate periodic reports and statistics regarding status of patients accounts and receivables.
- Maintain patient confidentiality
- Apply knowledge of health insurance plans and terminology; apply practical knowledge of billing practices, clinical policies, and codes
- Associates degree preferred; HS diploma or GED equivalent required
- 2+ years medical billing experience required
- EMR experience required; MEDENT experience preferred
- Position requires manual and finger dexterity and hand-eye coordination
- Involves standing, sitting, and walking
- Team member will occasionally be asked to lift and carry items weighing up to 30 pounds. Normal visual acuity and hearing are required
