Medical Biller

Bay Psychiatric Associates is an office-based psychiatric practice that offers alternative therapies for psychiatric disorders. We are a dynamic and growing practice that serves patients in the Bay Area. Our mission is to provide quality, compassionate, dedicated services in an ethical manner by offering the latest cutting-edge, alternative therapies to patients who have failed or poorly tolerated conventional psychiatric treatments. To learn more please visit www.baypsychiatric.com.

We are accepting resumes for full-time Medical billers at our downtown Berkeley location.

Summary

Generate revenue by making payment arrangements; collecting accounts; monitoring and pursuing delinquent accounts. This position also assists other staff as needed and provides administrative support to the Billing Supervisor.

• Respond to all office correspondence in relation to your specific role and assigned physician.
• Make phone calls to patients, physicians, and insurance/billing companies.
• Check and respond to voicemails on your assigned day. Answer the phone on your assigned time/day.
• Daily/hourly check email. Create and respond to emails from managers, coworkers, physicians, and insurance/billing companies in a timely manner.
• Enter accurate patient demographics.
• Verify insurance coverage and benefits for mental health.
• Generate, audit and process IP claims via the Claims queue. Verify Eligibility prior to generation of claim. Transmit claims.
• Generate and work on rejected claims.
• Utilize EPIC when printing encounter/chart notes and as audit tool for insurance and patient demographic.
• Rebill claims as needed due to new insurance or carrier did not receive.
• Obtain authorizations as needed including retro authorizations.
• Collect, post, and manage patient account payments.
• Review delinquent accounts and call (as directed) for collection purposes.
• Monthly In-Person/Zoom Meetings when requested by assigned physician to go over their aging/AR.
• Maintains strictest confidentiality; adheres to all HIPAA guidelines/regulations.
• Know several different coding systems, including Level 1 HCPCS and Level 2 HCPCS, CPT Codes and ICD-10 Codes.

Salary: $25-27.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• M-F Schedule no Weekends
• 10 Paid Holidays/ 15 PTO
• 2 Floating Holidays
• Medical (Employee + Dependent(s) covered by Employer)
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance (Employer Covered)
• LTD (Employer covered)
• 401k - 100 vested after 90 days