Patient Billing & Insurance Specialist

Universal Hospital Services Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation

Medical, Dental, Vision and Rx Plan

401k plan with company match

Generous Paid Time Off

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Behavioral Hospital of Bellaire is seeking a Patient Account Representative/Collector to maximize reimbursement of patient and third-party balances. The role focuses on insurance follow-up, verification, and resolving billing issues to ensure timely payments in a busy hospital business office.

Qualifications include a high school diploma and at least two years of collection and insurance verification experience, with knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and managed care billing requirements.

Qualifications

• Two (2) years of collection and insurance verification experience in a healthcare business office environment.
• Knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and Managed Care billing requirements is required.

Responsibilities

• Complete third party follow up on outstanding insurance claims through contact with payers.
• Provide insurance verification on patient accounts.
• Work through coding or billing issues by working EOBs to correct the errors.
• Escalate problem accounts to management team of department for assistance and resolution.
• Follow up with payers on hospital claim appeals.

Skills

Insurance verification

Collections

Healthcare billing

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Behavioral Hospital of Bellaire is seeking a Patient Account Representative/Collector to maximize reimbursement of patient and third-party balances. The role focuses on insurance follow-up, verification, and resolving billing issues to ensure timely payments in a busy hospital business office.

Qualifications include a high school diploma and at least two years of collection and insurance verification experience, with knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and managed care billing requirements.