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Description
UnitedHealthcare is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.
When you work with UnitedHealthcare, what you do matters. It's that simple...and it's that challenging.
In providing consumer-oriented health benefit plans to millions of people, our goal is to create higher quality care, lower costs and greater access to health care. Join us and you will be empowered to achieve new levels of excellence and make a profound and personal impact as you contribute to new innovations in a vital and complex system.
Medical Billing Clerk - Las Vegas, NV
(SMA - 8655 S. Eastern Avenue )
Position Description:
Under minimal supervision responsible for the daily medical billing, accounts receivable and follow-up for Southwest Medical Associates and Pacific Anesthesia Consultants. Applies some advanced skills to the position within assigned functional area. May adapt procedures, processes and techniques to meet the more complex requirements of the position.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Prepare and edit medical claims for submission, both hardcopy and electronically, to various third party payors and clearinghouses
- Batch and deposit preparation of daily payments received
- Post payments and contractual adjustment to the patient accounts in the IDX practice management system
- Review and process the daily correspondence to correct or update inquiries from insurance carriers
- Follow-up and collect outstanding aged trial balance reports, including but not limited to oral and written communications
- Assist in other job functions within the assigned team
- Resolve most questions and problems, and refers only the most complex issues to higher levels
Regardless of your role at UnitedHealthcare, the support you feel all around you will enable you to do what you do with energy, integrity, and confidence. So take the first step in what is sure to be a fast paced and highly diversified career
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED is required
- 2 + years CPT and ICD-9 coding required
- Type at least 45 WPM and alphanumeric data entry proficient
- MS/Office (Word, Excel & Outlook) is required
- Good oral and written communication skills required
- 3 + years experience working in a physician's office or healthcare billing is required
- Medicare and/ or Medicare experience is preferred
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. All candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.
