
Billing and Claims Specialist
- Denver, CO
- $22.00-25.00 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Determines coverage for medical, dental, and vision procedures by studying provisions of the member's health policy
- Extracts additional information as required from outside sources, including claimant, physician, employer, hospital, insurance carriers, and other third partners
- Initiates investigation of questionable claims
- Resolves medical, dental, and vision claims and billing questions and issues by
- examining the summary of benefits
- contacting the carrier and/or the provider billing office to ensure the member is not being overcharged
- calculating out-of-pocket costs based on benefits
- initiating reimbursement requests with the carrier
- composing appeal letter
- Provides information on year-to-date deductible, copay, and coinsurance activity to team members
- Maintains quality customer service by following customer service practices and responding to customer inquiries in a timely manner
- Protects claimant information by following HIPAA guidelines
- Reports claim status updates in proprietary CRM and provides detailed information on each claim
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Professional experience with both benefit plan interpretation, provider billing practices, and claim adjudication
- Strong demonstration of critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Bachelor's degree in health sciences or related field and minimum of 2 years of experience as a medical claims specialist preferred