Specialty Billing Technician

Job Responsibilities

• Submit timely, accurate invoices to payer for products and services provided.
• Correctly determine quantities and prices for products and services billed.
• Verify services and products are correctly authorized and required documentation is on file.
• Ensure all Medicare documentation is received from the medical provider and submitted to Danville.
• Review reports to maximize generic substitution opportunities.
• Manage and collect patient balances prior to prescription dispensing, or in accordance with company policy.
• Ensure all required documentation for billing is completed and accurate prior to claim submission (i.e., medical claims billing).
• Process reimbursement checks/payment in accordance with policy.
• Review price modify logs and ensure there are corresponding SDL (submit direct link) claims.
• Review, research and resolve all third party chargebacks in a timely manner.
• Assist with any third party audits, in accordance with company policy.
• Process and file all SDL (submit direct link) claims in accordance with company policy.
• Process prescription exceptions including prior authorizations, triaging of referrals to other Walgreens locations, and proactively identifying copay assistance opportunities.
• Handle telephone calls that do not require personal attention of the pharmacist, including those to physicians and third party payers.
• Maintain subject matter expertise pertaining to all external billing practices including but not limited to third party adjudications, prior authorization, and patient financial assistance programs in order to coach pharmacy technicians and other support staff.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Pharmacy Technician license, in states where required.
• Maintains PTCB or ExCPT certification through the designated PTCB or ExCPT training program and/or state required certification/registration.
• Experience communicating both verbally (on phone, one-on-one, to groups) and in writing (emails, letters, reports, presentations) to various audiences (work group, team, company management, prospective acquisitions, external clients).
• Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.