Charge Posters

SouthCoast Health; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

SouthCoast Health is seeking a detail-oriented medical biller to post charges from daily hospital and surgical procedures. You will determine CPT, ICD-10 codes and modifiers, verify diagnoses, and ensure the timely posting of all charges within 24 hours.

The role requires at least 1 year of medical office posting experience, knowledge of Medicare policies, and strong auditing skills to balance batches and identify posting errors.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent; post-secondary medical terminology or coding coursework preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year in medical office posting experience.
• Knowledge of ICD-10 codes, CPT codes, and modifiers.
• Knowledge of Medicare policies and HCPCS.
• Detail-oriented with ability to audit and balance batches.

Responsibilities

• Post daily charges and ensure timely posting within 24 hours.
• Determine CPT/ICD-10 codes and modifiers; verify diagnosis linkage to procedures.
• Audit manual charge posting and adjust errors; prepare final/batch summaries.
• Maintain up-to-date coding information from resources and updates.
• Assist physicians and staff professionally; perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

MS Word

Outlook

Internet

CPT codes

ICD-10 codes

Modifiers

Education

High School graduate or equivalent

Job description

Description

JOB SUMMARY:

Responsible for the posting of assigned medical practice charges which may include hospital and surgical procedures.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for picking up daily charges if applicable and/or correct electronic charges from the RCx Dashboard
• Responsible for Daily Charge Posting.
• Determines the appropriate CPT, ICD 10 codes and Modifiers used according to insurance category. Verifies diagnosis code is appropriately linked to procedure. If not appropriately linked to diagnosis, ensures superbill or notification is returned to Manager/Provider for correction.
• Ensures that all charges, received by paper or electronic, are posted within 24 hours of the date of receipt.
• Audits all manual charge posting & payments assigned for posting errors and mistakes. Corrects errors and runs the Final Charge & Unassigned Money summary and attaches to batch.
• Ensures that the total of charges, unassigned money payments and adjustments are posted and applied daily.
• Ensures all charges are correctly posted by close of month.
• Responsible for keeping up to date information in regards to coding changes, as provided through internet websites, insurance notifications and newsletters. Informs supervisor of pertinent changes that may affect existing policies and procedures.
• Position is subject to random audits by Supervisor.
• Communicates with, and assist physicians and coworkers in a professional and courteous manner.
• Performs, or assists with, other non-clinical duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
• Assures customer needs are met and where possible exceeded.
• Attends required meetings as requested.
• Reports to work on a regular and consistent basis.

SouthCoast Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug-Free Workplace. Applicants selected for employment will be subject to pre-employment drug testing.

Requirements

EDUCATION:

High School graduate or equivalent. Prefer additional post secondary course work in medical terminology, anatomy physiology or medical coding classes.

EXPERIENCE:

Minimum of 1 year required in medical office posting experience.

REQUIREMENTS:

None.

KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of ICD10 codes.
• Knowledge of CPT codes.
• Knowledge of how and when to use modifiers.
• Knowledge of Medicare policies.
• Knowledge of Health Care Procedure System books.
• Knowledge of HCPCs.

SKILLS:

• Skilled in the use of MSWord, Outlook Skilled in the use of Internet.
• Skilled in the use of CPT, ICD-10 codes and modifiers.

ABILITIES:

• Ability to exercise professionalism in dealing with all levels of personnel.
• Ability to communicate clearly.
• Ability to balance batches and unassigned money batches.
• Ability to work with detailed information and to audit work for errors and make appropriate corrections.

ENVIRONMENT & CONDITIONS:

Normal office environment. Occasional stress due to workload pressure and meeting deadlines. Occasional weekend work as needed to complete work.

PHYSICAL /MENTAL DEMANDS:

• Sitting for 7-8 hours per day.
• Requires eye-hand coordination, finger dexterity for data entry.
• Must be able to view computer screens for long periods of time.

HIPAA:

This position shall have access to information in a patient’s medical record only to the extent that such information is required to carry out job duties. Any information obtained will only be used by or disclosed to those who have a need to know to ensure the provision of quality patient care. Patient information is to be held strictly confidential. Access to a user’s own medical record and/or family members medical records is strictly prohibited unless related to job responsibilities.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT STATEMENT:

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined on a case by case basis.