Revenue Integrity Charge Analyst

HCA Healthcare; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 45,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) plan with match

Educational support

Job summary

Parallon seeks a Revenue Integrity Charge Review Analyst to determine and identify variations in daily charges across hospital departments. You will audit charges, validate documentation, and liaise with facilities to improve charging accuracy and compliance.

The role requires collaboration with Corporate Revenue Integrity and facility directors, with ongoing education on CMS guidance and coding standards. This remote-position travels up to 60% as needed.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or healthcare license required.
• Minimum 1 year healthcare or coding experience required.
• Knowledge of CPT/HCPCS codes or charging validation reviews preferred.
• AHIMA credential (RHIT/CCS/CCP/CPC) can be accepted in lieu of degree with experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct reviews of charging, coding, and clinical documentation.
• Maintain communication with Facility Departments during Meditech Expanse implementation.
• Perform detailed charge audits and present recommendations to leadership.
• Collaborate on chargemaster development and standardization practices.
• Monitor charging practices across facilities and provide training.

Skills

Charge review

Coding knowledge

Clinical documentation

Meditech Expanse

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Associate degree or healthcare license

Tools

Meditech Expanse

3M Coding

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $21.87 - $32.81 / hour

Learn more about the benefits offered ( https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards ) for this job.

The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

This position will require up to 60% travel.

This Work from Home position requires that you live and will perform the duties of the position; within 60 miles of an HCA Healthcare Hospital (Our hospitals are located in the following states: FL, GA, ID, KS, KY, MO, NV, NH, NC, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA).

Do you have the career opportunities as a Revenue Integrity Charge Review Analyst you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Parallon which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Revenue Integrity Charge Review Analyst is responsible for determining and identifying variations in daily total charges across all hospital revenue generating departments. Monitors daily ancillary charge report to identify any potential charging issue related to system failures, system updates or other. Reviews denial trends for documentation and charging opportunities. Serves as a liaison between facilities Administration, Shared Services Center, and ancillary department directors regarding total charge variations and revenue opportunities.

In this role you will:

• Conduct reviews of charging, coding, and clinical documentation, collaborating with Corporate Revenue Integrity Leadership during Meditech Expanse implementation.
• Maintains constant communication with Facility Departments during Meditech Expanse implementation to address identified charging issues, both prior to and after go-live. This role ensures the Facility CFO is regularly updated on the progress of charging activities.
• Perform detailed charge audits by verifying billing data against clinical documentation, making necessary corrections in Patient Accounting. Based on audit findings, present recommendations to Corporate and SSC Revenue Integrity Leadership, as well as facility ancillary department directors, to enhance documentation accuracy, charging workflows, and overall compliance.
• Collaborates with Facility Department Directors in developing chargemaster and charging practices for new service lines or procedures, following approved standardization guidelines. Monitors charging practices post-implementation to offer targeted guidance and support.
• Consistently monitors charging practices across all facilities through charge reviews, remedial training, and education.
• Acts as Chargemaster liaison for clinical departments to facilitate education on appropriate charging of CPT codes and Revenue Codes. Collaborates with Ancillary Departments to resolve issues and coordinate necessary updates (activation, deactivation, or modification).
• Review HCA regulatory communications, applicable CMS transmittals, and Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs), assess their impact on Revenue Integrity procedures, and implement necessary changes.
• Maintain up-to-date billing knowledge through webcasts and conference calls, ensuring continuous education.
• Possess working knowledge of Medicare guidance, inpatient/outpatient status, and observation requirements.
• Knowledge of Revenue Cycle Pro, 3M Coding systems, and 3M Coding Resources.
• Participates in charge optimization projects and supports the Corporate Revenue Integrity team on special projects, charge reviews, and patient audits as needed.

Qualifications that you will need:

• Associate Degree or above; or healthcare license/certification required.
• Minimum 1 year directly related Healthcare experience or coding experience required.
• Knowledge of CPT/HCPCS codes or experience in charging or performing charging validation reviews preferred.
• Healthcare certification/licensure such as RHIT, CCS, CCP,CPC or other recognized AHIMA certified coding credential, LPN, LVN, RT, PT, etc., can be accepted lieu of degree with work experience.

Benefits

Parallon, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Parallon provides full-service revenue cycle management, or total patient account resolution, for HCA Healthcare. Our services include scheduling, registration, insurance verification, hospital billing, revenue integrity, collections, payment compliance, credentialing, health information management, customer service, payroll, and physician billing. We also provide full-service revenue cycle management as well as targeted solutions, such as Medicaid Eligibility, for external clients across the country. Parallon has over 17,000 colleagues, and serves close to 1,000 hospitals and 3,000 physician practices, all making an impact on patients, providers, and their communities.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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