Insurance and Claims Specialist

Renown Health; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Renown Health in Reno, NV is seeking an Insurance and Claims Specialist to review and correct claim errors, ensuring accurate, timely submission and follow-up with payors for reimbursement on the first claim submitted.

The role requires appealing denied claims and handling challenging accounts that payors consider unpayable, along with in-depth knowledge of CPT/HCPCS, ICD, DRG, and HIPAA rules to maximize reimbursement.

Qualifications

• Associates degree preferred; or certification in accredited billing may be accepted in lieu of years of experience.
• One year healthcare billing office experience with extensive knowledge of healthcare billing, government and third party payor requirements.
• Proficiency with CPT/HCPCS, ICD, DRG, HCFA forms; 837 HIPAA transaction sets.

Responsibilities

• Correct errors to ensure accurate claims and first-claim reimbursement.
• Audit denials and payment variances to determine root cause and correction.
• Provide contract knowledge to maximize reimbursement of healthcare claims.
• Resolve credit balances by reviewing payments and adjustments to reflect accurate accounts receivable.
• Collaborate with leadership to reduce denials and improve processes and overall goals of Renown Health.
• Operate within policy and HIPAA guidelines for accurate accounts receivable reporting.

Skills

Healthcare billing knowledge

Attention to detail

Education

Associates degree

Billing certification

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Qualifications

The posted pay range represents the long-term earning opportunity for the position, while starting pay is based on the experience, skills, and qualifications each candidate brings to the role.

Purpose:

The Insurance and Claims Specialist will review and correct claim errors ensuring accurate, timely claim submission and account follow-up to assigned payors and reimbursement on first claim submitted. The Specialist will appeal healthcare claims denied by third-party payors to obtain reimbursement and handle difficult, hard to collect accounts that have been deemed by the insurance company as unpayable. The Specialist will conduct analysis and resolve incorrect reimbursement issues and credit balance resolution with payors. This position is responsible to know all state/federal regulations that relate to contracts and to the appeal process and/or government payor billing and follow-up regulations to include CCI, LCD/NCD and medical necessity rules.

Qualifications

The posted pay range represents the long-term earning opportunity for the position, while starting pay is based on the experience, skills, and qualifications each candidate brings to the role.

Purpose:

The Insurance and Claims Specialist will review and correct claim errors ensuring accurate, timely claim submission and account follow-up to assigned payors and reimbursement on first claim submitted. The Specialist will appeal healthcare claims denied by third-party payors to obtain reimbursement and handle difficult, hard to collect accounts that have been deemed by the insurance company as unpayable. The Specialist will conduct analysis and resolve incorrect reimbursement issues and credit balance resolution with payors. This position is responsible to know all state/federal regulations that relate to contracts and to the appeal process and/or government payor billing and follow-up regulations to include CCI, LCD/NCD and medical necessity rules.

Nature And Scope

The Insurance and Claims Specialist is responsible for:

• Work assigned Work Queues to correct errors, ensuring accurate claims and reimbursement on first claim submission.
• Audit denials and payment variances to determine root cause and correction as required.
• Auditing payment variances ensuring appropriate reimbursement.
• Provide specific and in depth contract knowledge to ensure maximum reimbursement of healthcare claims.
• Resolve credit balances by reviewing payments, adjustments or transfers correcting the patient account to reflect an accurate account receivable balance.
• Work with leadership and other internal departments to improve processes, increase accuracy, create efficiencies and decrease denials to achieve the overall goals of Renown Health.
• Maintain a current knowledge of CPT/HCPCS, ICD, DRG, HCFA forms, ability to manipulate and analyze 837 and all other HIPAA transaction sets.This position is required to operate within policy and procedural guidelines that will ensure accurate accounts receivable reporting and is compliant with policy and procedural guidelines consistent with Renown Health goals and objectives.This position does not provide patient care

Minimum Qualifications:

Requirements - Required and/or Preferred Name Description Education: Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English sufficiently to perform job duties safely and effectively. Associates degree preferred. Experience: One year healthcare billing office experience with extensive knowledge of healthcare billing, government and third party payor requirements. Associate degree or certification in accredited billing certification may be accepted in lieu of years of experience. License(s): None Certification(s): None Computer / Typing: Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and Word and have the ability to use the computer to complete online learning requirements for job‑specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc.

Disclaimer:

The foregoing description is not intended to be, and should not be construed as, an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.