Medical Billing Clerk
This is a potential hybrid-remote position that requires up to 90 days in office training. After training, may be eligible to work a hybrid-remote schedule which will include 2-3 in office days per week.
Responsible for supporting the billing and cash posting teams, this position will answer patient insurance questions, assist with front-end billing scrub claims, documentation on patient accounts from insurances, assist with cash posting, and support all functions within the billing and cash-posting teams.
- Competently operates standard office equipment, EHR software, and phone system
- Answers billing questions from patients, insurance companies, and clients
- Supports billing team with documentation of payer remittance and notification notices
- Reviews and sends patient statements based on client
- Reviews and sends patient balances and patient payments to third-party collections following the Collections and Early Notification Processes based on client
- Submit and follow up on Medicaid cross-over/wrap/tertiary claims by entering information into Medicaid based on client
- Review and Correct eligibility denials from payers on patient accounts to resubmit claims to accurate payer(s) based on client
- Research and identify payer timely filing limits then identify claims approaching timely filing. Provide these claims to assigned portfolio Medical Claims Specialist to avoid timely filing
- Provide backup support to cash posting team as needed
- Responsible for front-end claim scrubbing to complete necessary action(s) for clean claims to be submitted to payer(s)
- Back-up support for printing and mailing claims and/or documentation to payers
- Checks, corrects, and adjusts errors in patient demographics as needed
- Excellent Written and Oral Communication
- Please live within 1-2 hours of our main office location for any on site meetings that may arise.
