- Medical Billing and Coding Services
Medical Billing and Coding Companies
At e-care India, we provide comprehensive Medical Billing and Coding Services that help healthcare providers streamline revenue cycle operations, improve coding accuracy, reduce claim denials, and maximize reimbursements.
Medical Billing and coding services
Medical Billing and Coding is the layman’s term for Revenue Cycle Management services. While usage of this term might include portions such as AR follow-up and Denials Management, it typically does not include Insurance Verification, Physician Credentialing or Data Indexing medical records services that are the other portions when outsourcing medical billing.
The major areas in Medical Billing and Coding are:
- Patient Registration/Demographics entry
- Medical Coding Services
- Charge entry Services
- EDI-Set up/Electronic Claims transmission
- Payment Posting
- AR follow-up
- Denial Management
Medical Billing and Coding Processes Include:
Patient Registration & Demographic Entry
Capture and verify accurate patient demographic and insurance information to minimize registration errors and improve claim acceptance.
Medical Coding
Our certified coding professionals assign accurate ICD-10-CM, CPT®, HCPCS, ASA, and ADA codes while ensuring compliance with payer guidelines and industry standards.
Charge Entry
Accurately enter coded services, charges, modifiers, and provider information to generate clean claims.
EDI Setup & Electronic Claims Submission
Configure electronic data interchange (EDI) and submit claims electronically for faster processing and improved claim tracking.
Payment Posting
Post insurance payments, patient payments, contractual adjustments, write-offs, and Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) accurately into your billing system.
Accounts Receivable (AR) Follow-Up
Monitor outstanding claims, follow up with insurance payers, recover unpaid balances, and reduce AR days.
Denial Management
Investigate denied claims, identify root causes, prepare appeals, correct billing errors, and recover eligible reimbursements.
The process starts either with entering or auditing of the patient Demographic information, when the charting is still done on paper. In cases where an EHR (Electronic Health Record) or HIM (Hospital Information Management) system is used, then the Demography information automatically gets ‘pulled’ into the Billing system and only an audit might be required.
The next step which is critical to the whole process is medical coding. Medical coding is the process of assigning Diagnoses (ICD) and Procedure (CPT) codes. In addition, there are other codes used such as the HCPCS (Hospital and supplies) and ASA (Anesthesia) codes and ADA (Dental) codes. e-care is one of the few medical coding companies located offshore that has got many of its medical coding staff complete the online ICD-10 CM certification.
On completion of the medical coding service, the next step is to enter the charges for the coded encounters. The charges vary by payer and also by location (county specific), in addition to being unique for each service or procedure done by the physician.
Our Medical Billing and Coding Process
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1. Patient Registration
Collect and verify patient demographic and insurance information.
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2. Medical Coding
Assign accurate diagnosis and procedure codes based on provider documentation.
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3. Charge Entry
Enter charges, modifiers, and coding information into the billing system.
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4. Electronic Claims Submission
Prepare and submit clean claims electronically to insurance payers.
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5. Payment Posting
Record insurance and patient payments while reconciling payment details.
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6. AR Follow-Up & Denial Management
Track unpaid claims, resolve denials, submit appeals, and recover outstanding reimbursements.
After the charges are entered, a ‘claim’ is created which is ready to be sent to the payer through EDI process. The transmission of claims is electronic which facilitates quick insights into ‘rejections’ that can be immediately re-worked at the billing or medical coding level and transmitted again.
The payer processes the claim and sends an electronic document in the form of ERA (835) which might contain both payment and denial information. The payment posting team then segregates these and performs the payment posting where the paid amounts are reconciled against the charges that were created earlier. The Denials are then sent to the Denial Management in Medical Billing team for further analysis and re-work.
Outsourcing medical billing and to e-care ensures that the entire process is handled with accuracy and within the agreed turnaround times, resulting in increased cash flow and ROI.
Common Challenges
- Medical coding errors
- Claim denials and rejections
- Incomplete patient information
- Delayed claim submissions
- Increasing Accounts Receivable (AR)
- Payment posting inaccuracies
- Changing payer regulations
- Compliance challenges
- Staffing shortages
- Revenue leakage due to billing errors
Benefits of Our Medical Billing and Coding Services
- Improved coding accuracy
- Faster insurance claim submission
- Higher first-pass claim acceptance
- Reduced claim denials and rejections
- Faster reimbursements
- Lower Accounts Receivable (AR) days
- Enhanced revenue cycle performance
- Improved regulatory compliance
- Reduced administrative workload
- Increased cash flow and profitability
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