Remote Healthcare Billing & Collections Specialist

UnitedHealth Group; Hartford (CT); Remote; USD 25,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group's Optum Insight is hiring a Billing Specialist for premium billing and hospital claim workflows in a national remote role. You’ll work 40 hours per week, with 8-hour CST shifts and occasional overtime, supported by comprehensive training during normal hours.

You’ll gather support data, resolve billing discrepancies, monitor balances, prepare invoices, and reconcile with accounts receivable.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• 1+ years of experience managing hospital/facility appeals and denied claims, including payer portals to investigate, resolve, and secure reimbursement for denied hospital claims.
• 1+ years of experience in hospital follow up/collections.
• 1+ years of experience with hospital patient accounting OR hospital patient financial services.
• Recent experience in billing with UB04.
• Proficiency with Windows PC applications and navigating multiple programs and systems.
• Ability to work any 8-hour shift within 8:00 AM–5:00 PM CST.

Responsibilities

• Interact with customers to gather support data to ensure invoice accuracy and work through specific billing discrepancies.
• Provide input to policies, systems, methods and procedures for the effective management and control of the premium billing function.
• Monitor outstanding balances and take appropriate actions to ensure clients pay as billed.
• Manage the preparation of invoices and complete reconciliation of billing with accounts receivables.

Skills

Billing appeals

Hospital follow up

UB04 billing

Hospital accounting

Windows PC applications

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Job description

UnitedHealth Group's Optum Insight is hiring a Billing Specialist for premium billing and hospital claim workflows in a national remote role. You’ll work 40 hours per week, with 8-hour CST shifts and occasional overtime, supported by comprehensive training during normal hours.

You’ll gather support data, resolve billing discrepancies, monitor balances, prepare invoices, and reconcile with accounts receivable.