Payment Poster

Job Title

Payment Poster / Revenue Cycle Specialist

Experience Level

1 to 5 Years

Department

Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) / Medical Billing

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Summary

We are seeking a detail-oriented, highly organized Payment Poster with 1 to 5 years of experience in healthcare revenue cycle management. In this role, you will be responsible for accurately processing, posting, and reconciling insurance and patient payments, ERA/EFT files, adjustments, write-offs, and denials into our billing system. You will work closely with the Accounts Receivable (A/R) and Billing teams to ensure cash balancing, identify discrepancies, and maintain compliance with healthcare regulations.

Roles & Responsibilities

Payment & Adjustment Posting: Post daily electronic (ERA/835) and manual payments, contractual adjustments, write-offs, and denials received from commercial payers, Medicare, Medicaid, and patient payments into the practice management/EHR system.

EOB & Remittance Analysis: Review and interpret Explanation of Benefits (EOB), Remittance Advices (RA), and denial codes to ensure accurate line-item entry and proper balance transfers to secondary payers or patient responsibility.

Reconciliation & Balancing: Reconcile daily payment batches against bank deposits, lockbox reports, and electronic clearinghouse totals to ensure 100% financial accuracy prior to batch closing.

Unapplied Cash & Credit Balances: Research and resolve unapplied cash accounts, unpostable items, and credit balances. Initiate requests for patient/payer refunds or overpayment corrections as required.

Denial Tracking: Flag and route claim denials, zero-pay vouchers, and underpayments to the appropriate A/R or Denials team member for immediate follow-up and appeals.

Compliance & Data Entry: Maintain strict confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA, HITECH, and organizational billing guidelines when handling Protected Health Information (PHI).

Required Skills & QualificationsFor Entry-Level Candidates (1 to 5 Years)

Education: High School Diploma / GED required; Associate degree in Healthcare Administration, Accounting, or related field is a plus.

Experience: Minimum 1 year of hands-on payment posting or general medical billing/coding experience in an outpatient, hospital, or central billing office (CBO) setting.

Core Competencies

Fundamental understanding of CPT, ICD-10, HCPCS, and HCPCS modifier codes.

Proficiency in reading and interpreting payer EOBs, RAs, and denial codes.

High-speed data entry and 10-key numeric keypad accuracy.

Basic proficiency in Microsoft Excel (formulas, basic spreadsheets) and EHR/PM software (e.g., NextGen, Epic, eClinicalWorks, Allscripts).

Pay

₹14,000.00 - ₹32,000.00 per month

Benefits

Health insurance

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Work Location

In person