Billing associate vs billing analyst

Differences between billing associate and billing analyst duties and responsibilities

Billing associate example responsibilities.

• Manage the submission and reimbursement of claims bill to insurance companies using ICD-9 coding.
• Accept and process healthcare claims and confidential medical records; verify patient eligibility and manage the Medicare and Medicaid billing process.
• Verify correct ICD-9 and CPT codes for a variety of specialties submission of electronic claims to clearinghouse.
• Ensure appropriate medical terminology and HIPAA compliance for all claims entry/online submissions, payment posting, insurance and patient aging.
• Help office transition from patient charts to new EMR system.
• Scan in all documents to EMR routing reports and labs to ordering physicians.
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Billing analyst example responsibilities.

• Set up, manage, and terminate ACH accounts.
• Manage multiple contracts including timely and accurate billing of monthly invoices, payment notifications, and reconciliations.
• Use of the CMS website to determine the correct LCDs or NCDs for Medicare claims.
• Master sales, events, and reservations systems.
• Produce month-end reports from IDX for executive staff.
• Prepare provisional invoices for billing after provisional rates are receive from DCAA.
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