Job Description
Job Description
First Rescue Ambulance is seeking on on-site ambulance biller. Must be able to work on-site at our Irwindale location. Ambulance billing experience is required.
RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Partners with Operations to resolve issues surrounding unbilled claims, authorizations, Physician Certification Statements (PCSs), Patient Care Reports (PCRs), and insurance, and demographic capture issues
- Responsible for escalating concerns regarding questionable paperwork to appropriate management
- Contact payers to verify claim status via phone or web and follow up on unpaid claims
- Process appeals on aged insurance claims / denials
- Ability to analyze, identify and resolve issues which may cause payer payment delays
- Identify and resolve claim edits through understanding of billing guidelines and payer requirements
- Reconcile commercial and government accounts, ensuring CPT and diagnostic codes are accurate
- Interpret terms for Managed Care, Commercial, Medicare, Medicaid and Workers' Compensation and No Fault when applicable
- Review all EOBs for correct payment, deductible, adjustments, and denials
- Determining the status of claims with the insurance company, if the claim meets contractual agreements or needs adjustment
- Reconcile account balances, and verify payments are applied correctly
- Maintain well aged accounts, promptly resolve, and resubmit denied unpaid claims in a timely and efficient manner
- Follow up on appeals / corrected submitted claims
- Review and correct billing errors, which require a strong knowledge of CPT and ICD-10 coding
- Review and audit customer service account inquiries
- Receive inbound / outbound customer service call
- Provide excellent customer service to all patients, Insurances & Facilities
- Review and correct all rejections in clearing house
- Perform all other related duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS :
Must have 2-3 years of medical billing experience (required)Ambulance billing experience (preferred)Extensive Medicare and Medicaid experience and understanding medical necessity in ambulance transportationProficient in CPT and ICD-10 codingAmbulance / Medical billing certification or diploma preferredCertified Ambulance Coder (CAC) or Certified Professional Coder (CPC) preferredExcellent organizational skills and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environmentAnalytical - collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement dataJob Posted by ApplicantPro