Medical Billing/Business Office - Trussville, AL

Children's of Alabama•Trussville, AL

About The Position

The Medical Billing/Business Office role at Pediatrics East Trussville is responsible for researching, correcting, and updating erroneous or missing account, insurance, guarantor, and other medical information, as well as vouchers, purchase orders, and vendor statements. The position performs accurate billing and timely reconciliation of charges, provides reports, documentation, and ongoing statistics as needed, and ensures cash and insurance payment posting activities are accurate and completed promptly. The schedule is full-time on the day shift, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with rotating weekends. The role requires the ability to use automated patient accounting systems, intermediate-level word processing software, a 10-key calculator, and general office equipment, as well as typing at 50 words per minute.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Three years of experience in medical billing and insurance.
Ability to use automated patient accounting systems.
Intermediate-level word processing skills.
Ability to type 50 words per minute.
Ability to use a 10-key calculator and general office equipment.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree preferred.
Medical billing and insurance experience in a physician practice or clinic preferred.

Responsibilities

Check encounters for accurate ICD/CPT codes before submitting them to insurance companies.
Process patient and insurance payments, ensuring payments are applied to the correct account and verifying that system entries match received payments.
Respond to patient questions concerning their accounts.
Assist physicians and staff with coding questions as needed.
Set up newborns in the system and add their information to the medical record.
Transmit insurance claims daily and contact insurance companies as needed.
Keep transmission and deposit logs up to date.
Review the aging report monthly and work outstanding claims to ensure payment.
Assist front desk staff when needed.
Perform other duties as required.