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Medical billing is a payment practice within the United States health system. The process involves a healthcare provider submitting, following up on, and appealing claims with health insurance companies in order to receive payment for services rendered; such as testing, treatments, and procedures. The same process is used for most insurance companies, whether they are private companies or government sponsored programs: Medical coding reports what the diagnosis and treatment were, and prices are applied accordingly. Medical billers are encouraged, but not required by law, to become certified by taking an exam such as the CMRS Exam, RHIA Exam, CPB Exam[1] and others. Certification schools are intended to provide a theoretical grounding for students entering the medical billing field. Some community colleges in the United States offer certificates, or even associate degrees, in the field. Those seeking advancement may be cross-trained in medical coding or transcription or auditing, and may earn a bachelor's or graduate degree in medical information science and technology.

Eligibility Verification/Pre-Insurance Verification: Before the patient's visit to the provider, we perform pre-insurance verification to check eligibility regarding the particular insurance, requirement for any pre-authorization or referral, whether any copayment has to be collected, if the patient has met the deductible, the amount of co-insurance the patient shares, and whether the patient's insurance covers the service sought from the provider. This step is important because many insurance providers do not provide retro-authorization.

Medical Coding: We access the superbills and detailed patient information from the physician's office through a secure network. The medical documents are verified and their validation is communicated to the client. The healthcare documents are then sent to the medical coding department to assign CPT and ICD codes. The coded documents are subjected to proof-reading and cross-checked by the medical coding manager. The coded documents are then forwarded to the charge entry team. We also validate the code entered by the clients. Invensis is getting ready for the ICD 10 change.

Charge Entry: The charges from the coded documents are entered into the particular patient account. If the patient is new and an account number does not exist as yet, then the patient account is created by entering all the demographic details from the patient registration form. Before transmitting the claims to the insurance payer through the clearing house, the entered charges are audited by the Quality Assurance (QA) team to ensure a 'clean claim' is submitted.