Excelsior Orthopaedics

  • Amherst, NY


  • Permanent

  • Full-time

Busy orthopaedic practice offering challenging work; position responsible for adding charges into billing system, generate insurance claims and patient statements; post payments, follow up on charges, and answer all inquiries on accounts.

  • Research all information needed to complete billing process including obtaining charge information form providers
  • Enters and itemizes charge information into billing system and produces account
  • Assist with coding and error resolution, codes information about procedures performed and diagnosis on charge
  • Ability to process and distribute billing
  • Post payments and applies credits to patient accounts
  • Answer telephone and provides information as requested
  • Contact insurance company as necessary to verify medical insurance coverage and patient responsibility on claim
  • Post denials, correcting charges, filing appeals, and following up on unpaid claims, including composing and processing correspondence as required
  • Participate in Accounts Receivable activities on past due accounts as directed by Team Lead or Billing Manager
  • Generate periodic reports and statistics regarding status of patient’s accounts and receivables.
  • Maintain patient confidentiality
  • Apply knowledge of health insurance plans and terminology; apply practical knowledge of billing practices, clinical policies, and codes
  • Associates degree preferred; HS diploma or GED equivalent required
  • Worker compensation experience highly desirable
  • 2+ years medical billing experience required
  • Medent experience preferred

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