Job Description
Job Description
Job Title : Billing Specialist - Physician
Reports to : Billing Manager
General Summary of Duties : Certified Professional Coder preferred, needed for a large orthopedic practice in Providence.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities :
- Researches all information needed to complete the billing process including posting payments into the practice management system
- Follow up on claims, including tracking denials, resolving underpayments in a timely manner, managing refunds, and filing appeals
- Assist with answering billing calls
- Additional duties as assigned by the Manager to meet department needs
Requirements :
Minimum of 3 years of billing experience in a health care organization, CPT and ICD-10 knowledge, aging and collection processing.Orthopedics surgical billing experience preferredInterpersonal skills to deal effectively with patients, physicians, and staffOrganizational skills to schedule time appropriatelyAbility to follow collection account to a successful conclusionKnowledge of third-party billing and other collection skillsMust be able to travel to all sites if / when necessary.