UCLA Health

Charge Description Analyst

UCLA Health$83K — $179K *
Hospitals & Medical Centers
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • CCS, CPC-O, CPC certification or related coding education
  • Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or related field preferred
  • Eight or more years of experience in hospital finance, billing, coding, revenue integrity, medical analysis, or auditing
  • Knowledge of Medicare, Medi-Cal regulations, and billing practices
  • Experience with EPIC charge master and revenue cycle operations
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain charge codes and prices in collaboration with CareConnect teams
  • Investigate and resolve billing issues in hospital work queues
  • Create new charge records for CareConnect applications and validate testing procedures
  • Conduct reviews to update the Charge Description Master for new codes
  • Maintain compliance with CMS, Medi-Cal, and medical billing regulations
  • Analyze complex billing and financial data and summarize findings for leadership
  • Coordinate with internal teams to ensure effective charge flows

Benefits

  • Flexible hybrid work model
  • Opportunity to work in a world-class health system
  • Access to professional development and training programs
  • Collaboration with healthcare experts and operational teams
  • Engagement in meaningful healthcare initiatives that impact community health
Full Job Description
General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Flexible Hybrid

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

Posted Date

04/10/2024

Salary Range: $86400 - 184800 Annually

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

18221

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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You can be part of the team responsible for building and maintaining charge master records for the hospital system. You'll ensure that hospital charges are processed promptly, accurately, and in compliance with Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medi-Cal, and other policies. You'll apply your extensive knowledge of hospital billing, coding, and pricing practices, as well as advanced data analysis skills, to monitor, maintain, and improve the charge master records. You will:
  • Develop and maintain charge codes and prices in partnership with ISS CareConnect teams and Operational Departments.
  • Investigate and resolve suspended charge records from CareConnect hospital billing work queues assigned to the Charge Description team.
  • Create new charge records as needed for new CareConnect applications. Participate in developing testing scenarios. Validate testing procedures to ensure that new workflows generate charges properly.
  • Conduct quarterly, annual, or as-needed reviews to ensure that the Charge Description Master is updated for new and revised CPT4/HCPCS codes.
  • Comply with the Charge Master Department's policy and procedures related to charge codes and descriptions.
  • Effectively coordinate and facilitate user interaction with CareConnect teams to define and validate processes that assure effective and efficient charge flows.
  • Maintain files that contain the audit trail of Charge Description Master additions, updates, and other changes.
  • Collaborate with the Revenue Capture, Revenue Integrity, and HB teams on the routine review of charge capture processes.
  • Manages and conducts special project reviews.
  • Maintain compliance with CMS, Medi-Cal, and health plan billing regulations.
  • Analyze complex billing/financial data.
  • Summarize data and present findings to leadership.


Salary Range: $83,800-$179,400/annually

Job Qualifications

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We're seeking an adaptable, knowledgeable, and highly analytical individual with:
  • CCS, CPC-O, CPC certification or related coding education
  • Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or related field, preferred
  • Eight or more years of experience in hospital finance, billing, coding, revenue integrity, medical analysis, or medical auditing
  • Prior experience and/or knowledge of regulations on charging and billing practices for Medicare, Medi-Cal, and other payers (UB04 and/or CMS1500)
  • Experience with EPIC charge master and familiarity with CDM structure, content, and maintenance, as well as in revenue integrity operations, clinical charge capture, or revenue cycle operations
  • Knowledge of CPT, HCPCS, and Medi-Cal coding guidelines and regulations; ability to utilize relevant reference resources (e.g., Federal Register, CMS memorandums, etc.)
  • Proficiency in the use of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), and revenue codes
  • Understanding of compliance issues and their importance and consequences
  • Knowledge of EPIC system, particularly Resolute Hospital Billing
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office
  • Experience with project processes and facilitation of teams
  • Background in project management preferred.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills


As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

About UCLA Health

UCLA Health is a world-renowned academic medical center located in Los Angeles, California. It comprises four hospitals, including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, and more than 200 primary and specialty care clinics. UCLA Health is affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and is consistently ranked among the top hospitals in the United States. The health system employs over 20,000 people and serves as a major center for patient care, medical education, and research.
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