Billing and Coding (surgical)
20 days ago
San Antonio
Job Description Orthopedic sports medicine physician practice looking for a highly motivated individual to join our team as a Certified Medical Biller and Coder (Surgical). DUTIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: Medical Coder Responsibilities: • Extracts relevant information from patient records and acts as liaison with providers and other parties to clarify information, • Examines documents for missing information; corrects information as needed, • Assigns CPT, HCPCS, ICD-10-CM codes, • Performs patient chart audits and provides coding feedback and education to clinical team as needed, • Answers questions, advises, and trains providers and staff on medical coding, • Ensures compliance with medical coding policies and guidelines; understands the application of each code set, • Maintains current knowledge regarding coding and diagnostic procedures, • Maintains practice management system by entering accurate data, verifying and updating insurance, and claims information, • Key/collect, post and manage patient account payments, • Investigates rejected claims to see why denials were issued and correct claims., • Completes Claims Center daily tasks including charge review and claims inspector; creates and maintains custom claim edits and works the client action worklist, • Reviews and provides RCM weekly and monthly reports including productivity and financial reports as directed and completes action steps as necessary, • Follows HIPAA guidelines when accessing and sharing patient information, • Maintains patient and business confidentiality, • Provides timely and professional customer service, verify discrepancies by and resolve patient billing issues, answer questions from patients, facility staff, and third-party vendors, • Supports additional coding, billing, and practice management projects as needed, • Regular attendance required EDUCATION: Education: High School diploma or GED required Experience with electronic scheduling system and electronic medical records (EMR) - required. Certified Professional Coder (CPC) - preferred EXPERIENCE: Experience: Minimum of 1+ year experience as a medical biller/coder, surgical, orthopedics. ABILITIES: Must demonstrate strong leadership and effective communication skills. Excellent planning, organization and managements skills. Ability to multi-task, works in a fast-paced work environment, and demonstrates team cooperation. Job Type: Full-time - Monday through Friday. Dependable transportation required. Travel between locations may be required. Great benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance and 401K. Job Type: Full-time Benefits: • 401(k), • Dental insurance, • Health insurance, • Life insurance, • Paid time off, • 8 hour shift, • Day shift, • Monday to Friday Job Posted by ApplicantPro