Patient Accounts Specialist I - Billing

About The Job

MedStar Health has an opportunity for a Patient Accounts Specialist to join the Billing team with MedStar's Patient Financial Services.

Primary Duties

• Daily AM Renamer balancing and validation of the 837i and 837p.
• Patient Accounts Specialist productivity
• Electronic claim rejections
• Processing of paper claims with medical records/attachments
• Daily Billing Reconciliation completion
• Monitor and follow up on daily claim holds with weekly reconciliation.
• Processing of daily interrupt processing of Centralize Coding and Revenue Control claim referrals, etc.
• Processing of returned mail
• Processing of assigned billing projects

Qualifications

• High school graduation or equivalent.
• 1 year experience in patient accounting, accounts receivable, or related healthcare field, or an equivalent combination of experience and college education in Accounting, Finance or Healthcare Administration.
• Detailed working knowledge and demonstrated proficiency in multiple payers application billing and/or collection processes, including governmental and non-governmental.
• Requires basic working knowledge of UB04 and/or 1500 and Explanation of Benefits (EOB).
• Requires some knowledge of medical terminology and CPT/ICD-10 coding.
• Excellent communication, analytical, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Proficient uses of hospital registration and/or billing systems and personal computers as well as Microsoft Excel and Word applications.
• Ability to type 35 WPM

Pay

This position has a hiring range of USD $18.70 - USD $32.72 /Hr.