Practice Account Specialist I

Job description

Description JOB SUMMARY: Practice Account Specialist is a multi-skilled person trained to facilitate medical practice charge entry and other accounts receivable activity. Practice Account Specialist assists patients, Practice Manager, Practice Coordinator, physician* and clinical staff to ensure operational efficiencies related to charge entry or other account receivable activities. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: - Review all charge entry documents for complete information in preparation for entry into Context or Plus. - Verify all necessary referral and authorization information is entered into system prior to charge entry. - Verify and update demographics and insurance in the practice management system prior to charge entry or as needed. - Post CPT-4, ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM and HCPCS codes by reviewing source documentation, coding policies and procedures and applicable carrier guidelines using Context or Plus, keeping a high level of accuracy. - Key and release charges into the charge scrubbing system daily. - Maintain a ‘check and balance’ system by comparing charges posted with the physician scheduled on a daily basis. - Review and resolve context claim coding edits on a d...