Billing Associate - Intercommunity Cancer Center - Forbes Campus - Full Time
Job: 54479
Position: Billing Associate
Department: Radiation Oncology
Location: Intercommunity Cancer Center - Forbes Campus
Union/Non-Union: Non-Union
Job Summary: Processes pro-fee billing activities.
Job Responsibilities:
- Posts co-payments, patient payments, and insurance company payments (paper and electronic), and denials.
- Performs reconciliation of payments. Prepares and deposits payments received.
- Uses CPT, ICD-9, and payer specific codes and modifiers to prepare and enter charges for entry (includes office, hospital, and outpatient charges).
- Assists customers with patient billing inquiries. Identifies unpaid balances (insurance and patient) through A/R reports and takes appropriate actions.
- Obtains and enters patient demographic, insurance, and referral/precertification information in the billing system.
- Verifies insurance information via hospital and insurance carrier systems. Ensures that electronic and paper claims are sent to insurance carriers in a timely manner.
- Maintains current knowledge of federal and state reimbursement policies/regulations and system policies pertaining to billing. Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Performs all other duties as assigned, including but not limited to supporting front end office processes.
Job Requirements:
- 1 year experience in heathcare billing preferred.
- Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and ability to work with minimal supervision.
Education:
- Graduate of a medical billing program preferred.