Billing Assistant

The Billing Assistant is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely billing of patient claims within the Billing and Admissions department. This role supports revenue integrity by managing billing information, reviewing claims and denials, coordinating with payors and patients, and helping maintain compliance with billing and coding standards.

Key responsibilities include:

• Adhere to company policies, procedures, and ethical billing practices.
• Ensure accurate collection, preparation, and verification of billing information in the EMR billing system.
• Review billing collection and denial reports and recommend corrections for claims.
• Serve as a liaison to payors and patients for questions and data requests.
• Review charge entries for complete CPT, ICD-10, and other required billing information.
• Compare coding to clinical notes and documentation, and communicate with providers to correct errors.
• Prepare appeals and reconsideration requests for complex denials.
• Audit notes to ensure appropriate codes are charged and billing compliance is maintained.
• Identify denial trends and help train staff to reduce future denials.