Medical billing and coding externship vs billing and insurance coordinator

Differences between medical billing and coding externship and billing and insurance coordinator duties and responsibilities

Medical billing and coding externship example responsibilities.

• Manage chart completion (ICD-9-CM and CPT coding/abstracting), chart assembly and analysis, patient admission and patient information privacy/security.
• Verify correct ICD-10 and CPT codes for a variety of specialties.
• Review physicians' appointment notes to determine appropriate ICD-9 and HCPCS code for the medical service render.
• Identify and code the principal diagnosis and procedures using ICD-9-CM and CPT-4 codes to each patient's medical records
• Perform billing and collection procedures, utilize CPT-4 and ICD-9 coding, insurance claim preparation, processing and follow-ups.
• Resolve and research of insurance denials, rejections, providing correction of claims, involving CPT and HCPCS codes.
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Billing and insurance coordinator example responsibilities.

• Develop a database to maintain/update all manage care, Medicare and Medicaid fee schedules for accessibility by physicians and administrators.
• Look up for ICD-9 codes charges on a daily basic to verify that physicians post charges.
• Enter new and verify insurance information, putting in ICD-9 codes, correcting location and too late to bill.
• Instruct and supervise support staff in accurate CPT and ICD9 coding for the oncology department of a large medical clinic.
• Research and resubmitted reject claims with correct diagnosis, CPT codes and erroneous demographics for deny charges to insurances for reprocessing.
• Maintain strict patient confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA guidelines/regulations.
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