Itemized Bill Reviewer

Oscar Health; United States; À distance; USD 83 000 - 109 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Unlimited vacation

Annual performance bonus

Benefits package

Résumé du poste

Oscar Health is hiring an Associate, Itemized Bill Review (IBR) to join our Payment Integrity team. You will execute internal payment integrity solutions requiring billing and coding expertise and work cross-functionally to translate friction into actionable improvements.

You will report into the Manager, Payment Integrity (Pre-Pay). This is a remote position open to multiple US cities, with future hybrid possibilities and competitive pay transparency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of commensurate experience.
• 2+ years of bill / coding audit experience with hospital or facility billing (UB-04).
• 4+ years of medical coding experience.
• Medical coding certification through AAPC or AHIMA.
• Experience with reimbursement methodologies and claims processing practices.
• 3+ years of experience working with large data sets using Excel or a database language.
• Knowledge management, training, or content development in operational settings.
• Process Improvement or Lean Six Sigma training.
• Experience using SQL.

Responsabilités

• Perform line-by-line review of high-dollar facility itemized bills and claim forms.
• Identify and document potential billing errors and improper unbundling.
• Compare billed charges against contracts and guidelines to confirm proper billing.
• Apply knowledge of CPT, HCPCS, ICD-10, MS-DRGs to validate codes.
• Review claims under specific reimbursement scenarios and thresholds.
• Document findings, including savings identified and recommended adjustments.
• Refine internal audit processes and tools for efficiency and accuracy.
• Serve as SME for internal and external stakeholders on billing issues and policies.
• Provide training and education to team members when necessary.
• Communicate progress and blockers to stakeholders; respond to inquiries.
• Support state objectives with rapid research and root-cause analysis.
• Comply with applicable laws and regulations.

Connaissances

Bill/Coding audit

Hospital billing

Medical coding

SQL

Excel

Data analysis

Communication

Formation

Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of commensurate experience

AAPC CPC/COC or AHIMA CCS RHIT RHIA certification

Outils

SQL

Excel

Description du poste

Hi, we’re Oscar. We're hiring an Associate, Itemized Bill Review to join our Payment Integrity team.

Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform and a relentless focus on serving our members. We started Oscar in 2012 to create the kind of health insurance company we would want for ourselves—one that behaves like a doctor in the family.

About the role:

The Associate, Payment Integrity, Itemized Bill Review (IBR) will be responsible for executing internal payment integrity solutions requiring billing and coding expertise with and continual improvement and development of the solutions. You will ensure claims are paid accurately and timely with the highest quality. This is accomplished by leveraging a deep understanding of Oscar's claim infrastructure, workflows, workflow tooling, platform logic, data models, etc., to work cross-functionally to understand and translate friction from stakeholders into actionable opportunities for improvement.

You will report into the Manager, Payment Integrity (Pre-Pay).

Work Location: This is a remote position, open to candidates who reside in: Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Louisville, Kentucky; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Salt Lake City, Utah. You will be fully remote; however, our approach to work may adapt over time. Future models could potentially involve a hybrid presence at the hub office associated with your metro area. #LI-Remote

Pay Transparency: The base pay for this role is: $82,717 - $108,566 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits, participation in Oscar's unlimited vacation program, and annual performance bonuses.

Responsibilities:

• Perform line-by-line review of high-dollar facility itemized bills and corresponding claim forms (e.g., UB-04s)
• Proactively identify and document potential billing errors, including duplicate billing of items, services, or procedures as improper unbundling of services (e.g., separating components that should be billed together) and charges for non-covered or non-rendered services
• Compare billed charges against both payor-specific contracts and industry guidelines to confirm appropriate billing practices.
• Apply working knowledge of national coding systems (e.g., CPT, HCPCS, ICD-10, MS-DRGs) to validate the accuracy of codes used for services billed.
• Review claims eligible under specific reimbursement scenarios: a percentage of charges or those exceeding stop-loss levels, ensuring the claim exceeds the minimum dollar threshold set by the payor
• Prepare clear, concise, and professional documentation of all findings, including savings identified, policy violations, and recommended claim adjustments
• Contribute to the refinement of internal audit processes and tools to enhance efficiency and accuracy in identifying claim inaccuracies
• Serve as a subject matter expert for internal and external stakeholders regarding complex billing issues, coding guidelines, and payor policies
• Provide subject matter expertise and in-depth understanding of Payment Integrity internal claims processing edits, external vendor edits and Oscar reimbursement policies
• Identify claims payment issues from data mining, process monitoring, etc., provide scoping and action steps needed to remediate the issue
• Respond to internal and external inquiries and disputes regarding policies and edits.
• Document industry standard coding rules and provide recommendations on reimbursement policy language and scope
• Ideate payment integrity opportunities based on a deep knowledge of industry standard coding rules. Translate into business requirements; submit to and collaborate with internal partners to effectuate change
• Provide training and education to team members when necessary
• Perpetuate a culture of transparency and collaboration by keeping stakeholders well informed of progress, status changes, blockers, completion, etc.; field questions as appropriate
• Support Oscar run state objectives by providing speedy research, root cause analysis, training, etc. whenever issues are escalated and assigned by leadership
• Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree or 4+ years of commensurate experience
• 2+ years of bill / coding audit experience with a focus on hospital or facility billing (UB-04)
• 4+ years experience in medical coding
• Medical coding certification through AAPC (CPC, COC) or AHIMA (CCS, RHIT, RHIA)
• Experience with reimbursement methodologies, provider contract concepts and common claims processing/resolution practices
• 3+ years of experience working with large data sets using excel or a database language
• Knowledge management, training, or content development in operational settings
• Process Improvement or Lean Six Sigma training
• Experience using SQL

This is an authentic Oscar Health job opportunity.

At Oscar, being an Equal Opportunity Employer means more than upholding discrimination‑free hiring practices. It means that we cultivate an environment where people can be their most authentic selves and find both belonging and support. We're on a mission to change health care — an experience made whole by our unique backgrounds and perspectives.

Pay Transparency: Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education, and experience. Full-time employees are eligible for benefits including: medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, paid sick time, paid parental leave, 401(k) plan participation, life and disability insurance, and paid wellness time and reimbursements.

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