What are the responsibilities and job description for the Billing Specialist position at Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.?
Requisition Title
Billing Specialist
Requisition ID
2026-38974
Category
Office and Clerical
Job Locations
US-KY-Harlan
Community
System Center- Harlan
Posted Date
7/29/2026
Position Type
Regular Full-Time
Department
Clinic Central Business Office
Shift
Day Shift
Facility/Process Level : Location
US-KY-Harlan
Requisition Post Information* : External Company Name
Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.
Requisition Post Information* : External Company URL
www.arh.org
Facility/Process Level : Postal Code
40831
Facility/Process Level : Address
81 Ball Park Road
Billing Specialist
Requisition ID
2026-38974
Category
Office and Clerical
Job Locations
US-KY-Harlan
Community
System Center- Harlan
Posted Date
7/29/2026
Position Type
Regular Full-Time
Department
Clinic Central Business Office
Shift
Day Shift
Facility/Process Level : Location
US-KY-Harlan
Requisition Post Information* : External Company Name
Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.
Requisition Post Information* : External Company URL
www.arh.org
Facility/Process Level : Postal Code
40831
Facility/Process Level : Address
81 Ball Park Road
Qualifications:
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Responsibilities:
- Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization
- Import charges from queues in a timely manner and append modifiers or any required information for claim transmission
- Review daily accounts that are ready to be billed in Waystar from Meditech
- Initiate correction on all claims with errors by the designated time
- Follow up on any correspondence that may have been received on that day or the previous day
- Cross train on billing all lines of business to the different payers
- Pull listing of all accounts assigned to be follow up by specific payer
- Diagnostic and procedural coding
Follow-Up Responsibilities
- Responsible for the resubmission of primary, secondary, and tertiary claims per respective regulations and policies.
- Communicate with third-party representatives as necessary to complete claims processing and /or resolve problem claims.
- Follow-up daily on post processing activity including but not limited to, rejected billings, adjustments, and rebilling, and denied claims for accounts.
- Maintain accounts receivable detail of their accounts through tasking.
- Maintains standards per payer for percentage accounts >90 days.
- Works minimum standard number of accounts per payer per day.
- Meets or exceeds collection goals by payer each month.
- Works all assigned accounts as assigned, depending on balance.
- Complete appeals as required.
- Participates in educational activities and attends monthly department staff meetings.
- Maintains confidentiality: adheres to all HIPAA guidelines/regulations.
- Other duties as assigned from time to time.
- Attend educational activities and monthly department staff meetings
- Perform other duties as assigned