What are the responsibilities and job description for the DME Billing Clerk position at Southeastern Health Management?
Pay:$18.00 - $20.00 per hour
Job description:
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
1. High School diploma or GED. College education is desired.
2. Basic knowledge and experience in DME billing.
3. Basic knowledge or familiarity with medical terminology and diagnostic codes.
4. Recent experience with insurance verification, healthcare benefits assessment and paperwork and documentation for billing Medicare, Medicaid, commercial and contracted insurances.
5. Experience in collections for all types of insurance including denials, resubmitted and rebilling.
6. Effective communication skills with patients, family members, other staff members and outside organizations and persons.
7. Bilingual is preferred.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Performs verification of insurance benefits as a back-up to the intake coordinator.
2. Completes and manages all paperwork or supportive documentation required for performing effective billing.
3. Batches and prepares transmittal of all Delivery Tickets as a clean claim to assure prompt and correct payment
4. Bill batches generated within the week of delivery.
5. Take any proper write-offs at the time of billing for contractual allowances.
6. Bill co-insurances to secondary policies or to the patient.
7. Responsible for reviewing the unbilled report resolving any problems and issues in order to create a clean claim.
8. Resubmit any claim not received by the insurance company.
9. Respond to any requests for additional information or documentation needed to process our claims,
10. Receives and responds to patient/client questions and complaints regarding billing.
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person
Salary : $18 - $20