What are the responsibilities and job description for the Billing Coordinator position at Advanced Dermatology & Skin Surgery, PA?
About Advanced Dermatology & Skin Surgery, PA
Advanced Dermatology & Skin Surgery, PA provides personalized and excellent dermatological care for patients in the 19 counties of western North Carolina. High quality and comprehensive, we provide a full scope of dermatological and aesthetic services with a focus on patient education. We believe in exceeding our patients’ expectations. In working together, we strive to constantly, improve our services, our work environment and our employee involvement while always keeping the patient at the center of what we do.
About the role
Advanced Dermatology & Skin Surgery, PA is looking for an experienced full time billing coordinator. This is a 4 1/2 day per week position with no evenings or weekend shifts. We are looking for a professional candidate who is team-oriented and friendly with attention to detail and the ability to multi-task. A minimum of 18 months medical billing experience required.
What you'll do
- File primary and secondary insurance claims daily.
- Receive insurance and billing calls from patients.
- Follow-up with delinquent insurance claims and patient accounts.
- Receive returned mail and correct accordingly.
- Post the checks received in the mail and through electronic remittance daily.
- Scan received checks in to the First Citizens remote site.
- Review patient bills for charges and receipt posting accuracy and signature labels.
- Process patient statements on a monthly schedule via practice management software.
- Call insurance companies to obtain surgery pre-certifications.
- Create bad debt and collection agency adjustments and manage collections spreadsheet with third party.
- Discharge patients as directed by providers.
- Review patient and insurance company refunds monthly, generate refund checks, and post to accounts accordingly.
- Troubleshoot denied remittances with EMA and TriZetto.
- Serve as a back up for all front desk duties for vacations and sickness.
- Compare all charges for accuracy with medical record
- Upload EOB’s from websites for posting
- Assist with patient collections
- process credit card on file and portal payments.
- Other daily duties:
- Open mail, post
- Check claim center, print claims if any
- Work A/R
- Post electronic remittances
- Review overpayments for refunds
- Take patient phone calls for insurance/billing
- Help front desk as needed
Qualifications and experience
- 18 months experience in medical billing required. Three years’ experience in medical billing preferred.
- Working knowledge of CPT, ICD-10, third party insurance payers, collection laws of North Carolina.
The pay range for this role is:
22 - 22 USD per hour(16 MPD)
Salary : $22