Medical Billing Specialist

United Surgical Partners International, Inc; Moline (IL); On-site; USD 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off (vacation & sick)

401k plan

Paid holidays

Health savings accounts

Employee assistance program

Job summary

United Surgical Partners International, Inc. is hiring a Billing Specialist for Quad City Gastroenterology in the Quad City area.

The role oversees the entire patient billing process, from submission to insurance to driving collections and audits, working with our coding specialist to ensure accurate coding. Requirements include 3+ years of medical billing experience, strong knowledge of CPT codes, claims processing, and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 3+ years in medical billings with knowledge of managed care, Medicare, Medicaid, workers' comp and commercial plans.
• Extensive knowledge of billing, collections, and reimbursement processes.
• Fluent in medical terminology and CPT codes.
• Ability to work independently and maintain patient information safety.

Responsibilities

• Electronically submit patient bills to third party payers.
• Post payments from payers and patients timely and accurately.
• Process rejected/denied claims promptly with payers.
• Contact insurance companies to collect outstanding payments.
• Monitor AR aging and drive collections.
• Interpret managed care contracts, Medicare/Medicaid, and workers' comp claims.
• Identify accounts over- or under-paid and issue credit balances as needed.
• Communicate clearly with carriers and patients; negotiate as needed.
• Coordinate with billing staff and coding specialists as a team.

Skills

Medical billing

Insurance collections

CPT codes

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

HIPAA knowledge

Negotiation

Independent work

Team coordination

Analytical thinking

Education

High School Diploma or equivalency

Job description

Quad City Gastroenterology is hiring a full time Billing Specialist!

Welcome to Quad City Gastroenterology

At Quad City Gastroenterology, we believe health and care are inseparable. We focus on offering a high quality, service oriented environment for your surgical procedure. Our facility is accredited by Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Billing Specialist at Quad City Gastroenterology

The Billing Specialist is responsible for overseeing the entire billing process for patient accounts, from submitting all billings to insurance in a timely manner, to working with our coding specialist to ensure that all cases are coded correctly, leading monthly coding audits, and taking the lead role in driving insurance collections.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Electronically submit patient procedure bills to third party payers
• Perform timely and accurate postings of payments received from third party payers and/or patients
• Perform timely and accurate processing of all rejected and denied claims submitted to third party payers
• Contact insurance companies to collect outstanding payments
• Monitor and collection of AR aging
• Knowledge of how to interpret a managed care contract, Medicare and Medicaid, and Workers Compensation claims is a must
• Identification of accounts that have been either under or over paid
• Issuing credit balance information either to the insurance carrier or the patient
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to work independently and interdependently with other business office staff

Required Skills:

• High School Diploma or equivalency
• At least 3 years of experience in medical billings, with an extensive knowledge of claims reimbursement and collection efforts for Managed Care, Medicare, Medicaid, Workers Comp, Commercial plans, etc.
• Extensive knowledge of billing, collections and reimbursement of claims processing
• Fluent in medical terminology and CPT codes
• Ability to work independently
• Organization, time management and task prioritization abilities
• Ability to be discreet and maintain the security of patient information
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Excellent customer service skills, always demonstrating professionalism
• Comfortable utilizing critical thinking skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products
• Understanding of healthcare specific policies, such as HIPAA regulations

Pay Range:

$17.78/hr – 21.78/hr (Wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications and experience.)

Benefits

USPI offers the following benefits, subject to employment status:

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Paid time off (vacation & sick leave) – Starting PTO accrual is 15 days per year.
• 401k retirement plan
• Paid holidays
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, AD&D, auto & home insurance.

Who We Are

At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and health care systems to provide first class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.