Senior Medical Billing and Coding Specialist Job in Chattanooga, Tennessee
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Job Title: Senior Medical Billing and Coding Specialist
| Employer: | Pulmonary & Critical Care Consultants of Chattanooga |
| Type: | FULL TIME |
| Skills: | $17 to $20 per hour based on knowledge and experience |
| Specialties: | Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine |
| Required Certifications: | CPC and CPB from AAPC |
| Required Experience: | 3 to 4 years |
| Preferred Experience: | 5 to 7 years |
| Location: | Md Total Care, 1301 Mccallie Avenue, Suite 200 Chattanooga 37404, TN, US |
| Date Posted: | 10/23/2018 |
Duties:
- All aspects of medical billing, coding and accounts receivable management for a 3 provider/3 office practice, but will be heavily weighted towards correct coding and charge entry for inpatient, outpatient, and diagnostic testing services.
- Must have good working knowledge of various types of insurance coverage scenarios such as Medicare/Medicaid, TennCare, Medicare HMOs, various/sundry commercial insurance plans, and TriWest/Veterans Administration
- Must also be able to correctly post payments, troubleshoot and resolve problem claim situations, generate and discuss patient out-of-pocket amounts, set-up payment plans, perform insurance claim and patient account follow-up, make collection phone calls to patients, etc.
- Reports directly to the Practice Manager. Must have ability to work with minimum-to-moderate direct supervision and as a team player with other practice staff members.
- Will be required to perform general office, front desk and/or telephone operator duties on an as-needed/as-assigned basis.