Charge Master Specialist - Patient Accounting - FT (40)

DeKalb Health; Safford (AZ); On-site; USD 100,289,000 - 144,361,000; Full time

Job summary

DeKalb Health is hiring a Charge Master Specialist to manage the Charge Description Master (CDM) and ensure accurate charge capture across hospital and outpatient areas.

The role partners with Revenue Cycle, Finance, HIM/Coding, and clinical leadership to maintain data integrity and compliant billing, supporting proper reimbursement and revenue integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in health information management, Healthcare Administration, Finance, Business or related field.
• Knowledge of charge master maintenance and clinical coding (CPT, HCPCS, ICD-10 revenue codes and modifiers).
• Collaborative relationships across the organization.
• Promotes financial stewardship and facilitates bidirectional communication with clinical departments, providers and stakeholders.
• Accuracy and timeliness of CDM updates.
• Completion of annual and ongoing CDM reviews.
• Reduction in charge-related claim edits and denials.
• Identification and recovery of missed revenue opportunities.
• Timely resolution of CDM-related issues.
• Successful implementation and testing of new services and charges.
• Completion of departmental charge capture audits.
• Financial impact of revenue integrity initiatives.
• Compliance with organizational policies and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, accuracy, integrity of the Chargemaster (CDM) across hospital and outpatient departments.
• Support accurate charge capture and compliant billing to ensure proper reimbursement.
• Collaborate with Revenue Cycle, Finance, HIM/Coding, and clinical departments to keep CDM up to date.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in health information management, Healthcare Administration, Finance, Business or related field

Job description

• Location 1600 S 20TH AVE,Safford, AZ, 85546,United States
• Base Pay $35.00 - $50.38 / Hour
• Job Category Non-Clinical
• Employee Type Full-Time

Position Summary

The Charge Master Specialist is responsible for the maintenance, accuracy, integrity, and ongoing analysis of the organization's Charge Description Master (CDM), also known as the Chargemaster. This position supports accurate charge capture, compliant billing, appropriate reimbursement, and revenue integrity across hospital and outpatient departments. The CDM Analyst works collaboratively with Revenue Cycle, Finance, HIM/Coding, Clinical Departments, Patient Financial Services, Compliance, Information Technology, and departmental leadership to ensure charges are accurately established, maintained, captured, and billed in accordance with applicable federal and state regulations, payer requirements, and organizational policies.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Bachelor’s degree in health information management, Healthcare Administration, Finance, Business or related field.
• Must possess a demonstrated knowledge of charge master maintenance, clinical processes, clinical coding (CPT, HCPCS, ICD-10 revenue codes and modifiers.
• Collaborative relationships across the organization.
• Promotes financial stewardship and facilitates bidirectional communication with clinical departments, providers and stakeholders.
• Accuracy and timeliness of CDM updates.
• Completion of annual and ongoing CDM reviews.
• Reduction in charge-related claim edits and denials.
• Identification and recovery of missed revenue opportunities.
• Timely resolution of CDM-related issues.
• Successful implementation and testing of new services and charges.
• Completion of departmental charge capture audits.
• Financial impact of revenue integrity initiatives.
• Compliance with organizational policies and regulatory requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of experience in healthcare Revenue Cycle, hospital billing, Coding, HIM, Revenue Integrity, Finance, or Charge Capture
• Experience with hospital Charge Description Master (CDM) maintenance strongly
• Experience with CPT, HCPCS, revenue codes, modifiers, and hospital billing
• Experience in a Critical Access Hospital or acute-care hospital environment