What to ask and what to do
I will start working in the medical billing business next week, and I will be the one whos going to do the follow-up. Could you please tell me what to ask to the ins rep? What do you do when a pt is...
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If a patient can't provide an ID# and the insurance company cannot provide it either, you have no choice but to bill the patient. It is the patient's responsibility to provide this information....
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You're asking some good questions, which shows you have the stuff to do well. Good luck with your new job!
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Could you please also describe what medical billers do beside follow-ups?Medical Billers are responsible for making sure the doctor is paid. This means verifying the data such as demographic info and...
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Of course, every provider's set-up is different. I've been billing for 15 years and I've never once sought an auth, or done any verifications unless I'm trying to clean up the mess of the person who...
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Just to add...Quote:What do you do when a pt is not found in the ins system by neither his policy # or ss #?Just ensure you are calling the right insurance Because I have seen beginners in this field...
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Thank you very much for all the answers, they are very helpful. I remember 5 years ago when I worked in a medical billing office for a few months I used to have a list of questions on hand to ask the...
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Sharon, I will use the questions when next week Where can I find a list of the common acronyms that medical billers uses?
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dob = date of birthdos = date of serviceeob = explanation of benefits (also known by a few other acronyms/names, such as eor, explanation of remittance, but eob is most common)cpt = procedure codeicd9...
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To addMany times local hospitals and clinics develop their own abbreviations. When we did the billing for an ED group, we had to have a copy of the hospitals because the providers were using the...
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Thank you both. Sorry if this sound stupid but beside calling the ins to find out the status of a claim, making notes, apply payments, and re-submit claims that are not found, what else is involve in...
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That's pretty much it for the insurance side. Oh, you may have to do some appeals of denials also. There is a whole forum here for appeals.If you are doing A/R followup on the patient side, you will...
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I will start working in the medical billing business next week, and I will be the one whos going to do the follow-up. Could you please tell me what to ask to the ins rep? What do you do when a pt is...
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