Charge Reconciliation Specialist

Lifepoint Health • Marquette, MI

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About The Position

At UP Health System – Marquette, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. In your role, you’ll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members. We believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve.
How you’ll contribute
The Charge Reconciliation Specialist is responsible for ensuring that all billing charges are captured in an appropriate manner. They are accountable for the accurate and timely charge capture and data input of patient encounters in the billing system and the resolution of assigned edits.

Requirements

• Completion of Medical Coding and Billing program or related training required
• 2-3 years of medical billing and coding experience required
• Experience working with electronic medical records systems required
• Ability to work both independently and as a team member
• Knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid and CMS requirements and standards

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree in related field preferred
• Competent in using medical record systems, EPIC a benefit

Responsibilities

• Identifies, analyzes and reconciles billing errors or omissions in queue.
• Prepares and posts charges to appropriate accounts, including inputting patient registrations and clearing registrations and charge entry edit lists.
• Prepares and scans batches for data entry.
• Performs detailed data collection for tracking and monitoring on charge entry related items.
• Resolves specific front end edits, and batch maintenance issues.
• Collaborates with department manager(s), director(s) and leadership to continually improve and maintain the efficiency and accuracy of the overall charging process, including monitoring department queues.
• Responsible for the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of entering all patients' encounter related charges.

Benefits

• Health (Medical, Dental, Vision) and 401K Benefits for full-time employees
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program – mental, physical, and financial wellness assistance
• Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance for qualified applicants

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree