Billing Specialist

Come Join Our Experienced Billing Team!

SUMMARY

To perform all job functions in a courteous and professional manner consistent with the mission and goals of Albany-Troy Cataract & Laser Associates, PLLC. Primarily responsible for charge entry, payment processing, and insurance claim follow-up on a daily basis.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

A high school diploma, or GED, with a minimum of 3 years of experience in a billing department within a health care organization. Familiarity with payment posting, strong AR and experience with Medicare, Medicaid and other government plans a plus. Strong organizational and analytical skills. Excellent verbal communication and customer service skills.

CPC preferred.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Charge Entry

• Data entering of daily office charges.
• Applying patient payments made at the time of service to the charge items as needed and not applied by payment poster.
• Verify that all charges have been received against the appointment list.
• Research any missing superbills and take appropriate action to enter missing charges.

Payment Posting

• Daily posting of any patient collected money via phone or mail when applicable.
• Daily reconciliation of payment batch to deposit.
• Write up refund request if a credit balance is generated from their payment posting or if they cannot post the payment against any open charges.

Insurance Claim Follow-up

• Identify and resolve unpaid claims for your assigned carriers that are more than 30 days old.
• Resolve denied/unpaid claims that fall within timely filing deadlines first.
• Resolve highest dollar amount claims in the 90 day and older aging categories second.
• Resolve the remaining denied/unpaid claims beginning with your largest carrier first.
• Document all worked claims in note section of the system.
• When appropriate, prepare and submit appeal letters with supporting documentation for approval to your supervisor (or assigned staff member):

The practice offers a competitive salary, on-the-job training and comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits: medical, dental, FSA, 401k, education including specialty certifications, vision including discounted eyewear for employee and family.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $23.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person