Surgery Biller

Company: UCLA Health
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: May 28, 2023

Job Description:

Description
Take on a significant leadership role within a world-class health organization. Elevate the operational efficiency and effectiveness of a complex health system. Take your professional expertise to the next level. You can do all this and more at UCLA Health.
As the Surgery Biller, you will be responsible for:

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  Effectively and consistently generating revenue through professional billing practices and ethical collections efforts
  
  
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  Handling all debt related matters for professional billing and collections
  
  
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  Quality control checks on paper claims
  
  
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  Ensure timely filing guidelines are met
  
  
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  Process check tracers
  
  
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  Correct Payment postings
  
  
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  Follow-up on denials and related correspondence
  
  
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  Initiate appeals including drafting, composing, and submitting appeal letters specific to coding issues consistent with the most updated AMA Current Procedural Terminology
  
  
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  Handle a high volume of Accounts Receivable
  
  
  Salary Range: $26.85 - $35.41/HourlyQualifications
  We're seeking an exceptional, self-directed professional with:
  
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    A minimum of two years of recent professional medical billing/collections experience.
    
    
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    Detailed knowledge of CPT, ICD-10, HCPC and Modifiers.
    
    
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    Skill in reading correspondence, denials, EOB's and all other insurance forms.
    
    
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    Skill in drafting appeals, identifying denial reason and ability to secure payment of denied claims.
    
    
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    Knowledge of online registration procedures including payer data and financial classes.
    
    
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    Knowledge of MS Outlook, WORD, and Excel software.
    
    
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    Effective multi-tasker in order to meet daily production and quality standards.
    
    
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    Frequent use of computer, fax, copier, printer, calculator, telephone, other general office appliances.
    
    
    UCLA Health is a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and dozens of primary care practices, specialty practices, urgent care centers, and other ancillary locations throughout metro Los Angeles as well as the David Geffen School of Medicine. Through the efforts of our outstanding people, we have become Los Angeles' trusted provider of exceptional, compassionate patient care. If you're looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, you can at UCLA Health.
    UCLA Health welcomes all individuals, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disabilities, and we proudly look to each person's unique achievements and experiences to further set us apart.

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