Medical Biller – Outpatient Specialty
Work Setup: Permanent Work From Home
Employment Type: Full-Time
Key Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end medical billing processes for U.S. outpatient medical practices and specialty clinics.
- Review patient demographics, insurance information, and billing documentation for accuracy and completeness.
- Verify insurance eligibility, benefits, and prior authorization requirements.
- Review charges and submit accurate claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance payers.
- Ensure appropriate use of CPT, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS codes, modifiers, and place-of-service codes, as applicable.
- Monitor claim statuses and follow up on unpaid, rejected, and denied claims.
- Investigate claim denials, identify root causes, and submit corrected claims, appeals, and reconsiderations as appropriate.
- Perform payment posting and reconcile insurance payments against Explanation of Benefits (EOBs) and Electronic Remittance Advice (ERAs).
- Manage accounts receivable (AR) follow-ups to reduce outstanding balances and improve collections.
- Identify underpayments, billing discrepancies, and claim processing issues.
- Maintain accurate billing records and document collection activities.
Qualifications
- At least 3 years of experience in U.S. medical billing or revenue cycle management, preferably in outpatient specialties.
- Strong hands-on experience in outpatient medical specialties, particularly:
- Primary Care and Family Practice
- Behavioral Health
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
- Speech Therapy
- Experience handling end-to-end medical billing, including claims submission, payment posting, denial management, and AR follow-ups.
- Knowledge of CPT, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS codes, and modifiers.
- Experience working with Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance payers.
- Familiarity with insurance eligibility verification, benefits investigation, and prior authorization processes.
- Ability to interpret EOBs and ERAs and investigate payment discrepancies.
- Strong understanding of claim denials, appeals, corrected claims, and timely filing requirements.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks in a permanent work-from-home environment.
Preferred Technical Skills
Experience with the following EHR, EMR, and practice management systems is highly preferred:
- Tebra
- SimplePractice
- eClinicalWorks (ECW)
- CharmHealth
- Healthie
Experience with payer portals such as Availity and other insurance billing platforms is an advantage.