Margarita Aponte

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WORK EXPERIENCE:

*/** ** ******* ********** HealingTarrytown NY Authorization Specialist

Verification of insurance Liaison between hospitals and insurance companies Obtain

authorization for HBO and Wound care Special projects as needed

7/10 to 1/2011 Byram Healthcare Whiteplains NY Reimbursement Collector

Data entry of charges utilizing ICD-9 and CPT coding Collections, posting and adjusting

payments for various offices Verify claim status with insurance companies Follow-up

rejections

12/05 to 6/2010 Women & Infants Hospital Providence RI

Billing Analyst

Data entry of charges utilizing ICD-9 and CPT-4 coding Reconcile data entry with end-of-day

reports Verify insurance

5/03 to 8/2005 Vector Providence RI

Account Coordinator

Collections/billing follow-up and processing third party claims Pay-plan agreements Translate

2/01 to 2/02 Columbia Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY

Satellite Biller

Follow-up rejections and delinquent patient accounts using PCS Payment posting, charge entry

utilizing ICD-9 & CPT-4 coding Verify claim status and insurance information using Webcis

EDUCATION: Attended 11/2 Lehman College, Bronx, NY 10468

SKILLS: MS Word, Windows, CPT-4 and ICD-9 coding, billing and collections

Bilingual - Proficient in Spanish and English

REFERENCES: Available upon request

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