Billing Auditor Responsibilities:
- Conducts comprehensive retrospective and/or prospective coding/billing/documentation audits for multi-specialties within the medical group and/or facility departments, as assigned
- Analyzes source documents (including but not limited to, progress notes, operative reports, pathology reports, etc.) and associated billing documentation (such as encounter forms, EOBs, Epic billing data and related documents) for coding and billing accuracy
- Audits ICD-10-CM, CPT/HCPCS or ICD-10-PCS codes for appropriateness compared to medical record documentation by applying appropriate corporate policy, state/federal regulation, coding rules, commercial payer guidelines and/or Medicare/Medicaid guidelines (e.g. NCDs, LCDs, Medicare Manuals and DRG/APC/RBRVS/other relevant Prospective Payment System billing rules)
- Conducts internal Compliance investigations in response to external concerns. These investigations can involve high-risk scenarios that require immediate and extensive review while maintaining a strict level of confidentiality
- Identifies trends or patterns of questionable coding and billing practices for the System and reports issues to Manager. Communicates incidental findings identified in audits for potential future investigation
- Documents relevant findings for all audits and investigations conducted, including pertinent details from interviews, claim audits, control assessment, root cause analysis and corrective action plans
- Calculates reimbursement impact and statistical error rates based on findings in audits and investigations that may later result in larger overpayment calculations. Overpayment calculations may sometimes require data mining and testing skills to ensure report accuracy and using extrapolation methodologies
- Facilitates communication of audit and investigational activities between internal/external customers
- Keeps current on topics related to coding, billing and documentation requirements, including, but not limited to ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT/HCPCS annual code changes and Medicare regulatory
Billing Auditor Requirements:
- Experience with analyzing and/or auditing Revenue Cycle functions; including, but not limited to, ICD-10, CPT and HCPCS coding accuracy, Medicare policy requirements and any other operational workflows affecting billing accuracy for hospital or physician claims
- Skilled at medical coding and related research and analysis with the ability to stay up to date on regulatory and coding changes and applying those rule changes into audit and investigation projects
- Must have the ability to interpret a variety of clinical documents and information, CMS policies and procedures, third party payer guidelines and government regulations and effectively communicate technical coding information to a variety of non-coder staff
If you are interested in this exciting Billing Auditor opportunity and feel you meet these qualifications, please apply today!
Thank you,
Laura Peterson
Associate Unit Manager – Healthcare Revenue Cycle
LaSalle Network
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