Patient Accounts Representative

Heritage-Valley-Health-System; Baden (Beaver County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Heritage-Valley-Health-System in Beaver County, United States seeks an Accounts Receivable specialist to verify insurance, prepare patient accounts for billing, and conduct timely follow-up to resolve questions. The role requires strong Excel skills and knowledge of CPT/HCPCS/ICD-10-CM coding.

You will pull monthly Aged Trial Balance reports in Excel and drill down to your area of responsibility to facilitate timely billing and follow up.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED; knowledge of health care billing processes and automated systems.
• Fluency with Microsoft Excel and strong communication skills for patient questions.
• Knowledge of CPT, HCPCS and ICD10-CM coding for accurate billing.
• Experience in health care receivables management and automated billing systems.

Responsibilities

• Handle AR tasks including insurance verification and preparing patient accounts for billing.
• Perform timely follow-up and resolve questions from patients and insurers.
• Ensure receipt and documentation of all payments received.
• Pull monthly Aged Trial Balance reports in Excel and drill down by area.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Healthcare billing

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Billing systems

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Basic Function

The person in this position is responsible for various portions of the Accounts Receivable process. This includes insurance verification, preparing patient accounts for billing, conducting accurate and timely follow-up, resolving patient and insurance company questions with regard to those bills, and ensuring receipt and documentation of all payments received. The person in this position will be required to pull monthly Aged Trial Balance Reports in excel and drill down to area of responsibility to facilitate timely billing and follow up.

Qualifications

Required

• High School diploma or GED equivalent, technical knowledge of health care billing processes; experience in health care receivables management and automated billing systems; good communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office products.
• Applicant must have working knowledge and fluency with Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of CPT, HCPCS and ICD10-CM coding to ensure accurate billing.

Preferred

Medical terminology and strong analytical skills.

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