Title: Ambulance Medical Billing and Coding Associate
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full-Time, Hourly
Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision (with company contribution), Paid Time Off, Weekly pay, PTO & 401k
Pay Range: $21-25/hr (based on experience)
About Ambulnz by DocGo: Ambulnz by DocGo is leading the proactive healthcare revolution with an innovative care delivery platform that includes mobile health services, population health, remote patient monitoring, and ambulance services. DocGo disrupts the traditional four-wall healthcare system by providing high quality, highly affordable care to patients where and when they need it. DocGo's proprietary, AI-powered technology, logistics network, and dedicated field staff of over 5,000 certified health professionals elevate the quality of patient care and drive efficiencies for municipalities, hospital networks, and health insurance providers. With Mobile Health, DocGo empowers the full promise and potential of telehealth by facilitating healthcare treatment, in tandem with a remote physician, in the comfort of a patient's home or workplace. Together with DocGo's integrated Ambulnz medical transport services, DocGo is bridging the gap between physical and virtual care.
Responsibilities:
Partners with Operations to resolve issues surrounding unbilled claims, authorizations, Physician Certification Statements (PCSs), Patient Care Reports (PCRs), and insurance, and demographic capture issues
Responsible for escalating concerns regarding questionable paperwork to appropriate management
Ability to analyze, identify and resolve issues which may cause payer payment delays
Identify and resolve claim edits through understanding of billing guidelines and payer requirements
Reconcile commercial and government accounts, ensuring CPT and diagnostic codes are accurate
Reconcile account balances, and verify payments are applied correctly
Maintain well aged accounts, promptly resolve, and resubmit denied unpaid claims in a timely and efficient manner
Review and correct billing errors, which require a strong knowledge of CPT and ICD-10 coding
Review and audit customer service account inquiries
Provide excellent customer service to all patients, Insurances & Facilities
Perform all other related duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Must have 2-3 years of medical billing experience (required)
Ambulance billing experience (strongly preferred)
Extensive Medicare and Medicaid experience and understanding medical necessity in ambulance transportation
Proficient in CPTand ICD-10 coding
Ambulance/Medical billing certification or diploma preferred
Certified Ambulance Coder (CAC) or Certified Professional Coder (CPC) preferred
Excellent organizational skills and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
Analytical - collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data
EEO/AAP Statement: DocGo is an equal opportunity employer. We acknowledge and honor the fundamental value and dignity of all individuals. We pledge ourselves to crafting and maintaining an environment that respects diverse traditions, heritages, and experiences. DocGo is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
The above-noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the applicant a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of this position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of the position.