Charge out clerk vs accounting assistant

Differences between charge out clerk and accounting assistant duties and responsibilities

Charge out clerk example responsibilities.

• Manage front office check-in, insurance verification and certifications from doctors.
• Enter CPT procedure codes and ICD9 codes for billing purposes, enter co-payments and assist with collecting outstanding patient bills.
• Enter and/or update patient demographics and insurance information in patients accounts for physicians and hospitals.
• Handle Medicare, Medicaid and many private insurance plans.
• Enter all require ICD-9 codes and modifiers base on coding guidelines.
• Interview incoming patients or representatives and enter information require for admission into computer.
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Accounting assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
• Participate in weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly audits to ensure SOX compliance and propose opportunities for improvement.
• Meet with account teams to discuss job structure, new projects, client requests, billing procedures, and SOX requirements.
• Reconcile departmental report cash against banking ACH transactions.
• Process mortgage portfolio monthly payments and interest accruals.
• Utilize online system for calculating payroll and family tuition payments.
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