Overview

St. Luke’s Health–Brazosport Hospital is located on a beautiful 25-acre campus in Lake Jackson Texas. Offering state-of-the-art diagnostic and comprehensive treatment services our hospital is home to a 154-bed patient tower level III trauma center advanced cardiac care center and full-service multidisciplinary cancer center. Our team consists of over 100 board-certified physicians and nearly 600 highly skilled employees to meet our patients’ medical needs. South Brazoria County’s premier healthcare system St. Luke’s Health–Brazosport Hospital is dedicated to providing quality care with compassion for the communities we serve.

Responsibilities

The Billing Rep is responsible for identifying and collecting patient financial obligation for the duration of stay as well as verifying the eligibility/benefits information for the patient’s visit. Will also determine eligibility for the hospital’s various financial assistance programs.

• Processes Hospital claims timely and accurately both electronic and hard copy to insurance carriers.

• Resolves various edits within billing software to include: missing/invalid information, CCI edits, incorrect patient information, etc.

• Works closely with H.I.M., Departments and Revenue Integrity to resolve billing issues and ensure that complete diagnosis/procedure codes and modifiers are reported to insurance carriers as required

• Resolves rejections by correcting and resubmitting claims to insurance carriers

• Reviews accounts in designated work queue for resubmission and/or correction

• Maintains working knowledge of ICD10 and CPT codes

• Reconciles daily late charge report

• Remaining up to date on billing guidelines

• Handling sensitive and confidential information in accordance with HIPAA regulations

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required

• One (1) year of relevant Medical Billing experience required

• Excellent customer service skills

• Basic knowledge of medical terminology

• Knowledge of HMO’s , PPO’s, Commercial/Governmental payers and

• System/Entity specific hospital contracts with Third Party payers

Pay Range

$11.77 - $16.18 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.