Medical Billing Coordinator II (Dental School)

Department:

Location:

Health Sciences Center

Time Type:

Full time

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Req ID:

R106656

Minimum Requirements:

Vocational or other technical, certification training or apprenticeship beyond high school and two years of related bookkeeping, business or cash handling.  Additional experience may be used on a one-to-one basis to offset the educational requirements. Grade 3 (Hourly)

Position Description:

The School of Dentistry is currently hiring a Medical Billing Coordinator II in our Patient Billing office, located at 501 S. Preston St. Louisville, KY.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all patient visits are coded to legal and insurance standards; read through daily appointment notes and charges and work with staff, faculty and students to correct coding and chart note errors. Perform follow up audits of previously flagged patient charts. Answer inquiries pertaining to patient accounts.

• Post EFT’s, Insurance credit card payments, Medicare, Medicaid and VA EFT’s, submit dental and medical commercial and Medicaid claims; answer clinic questions; handle daily claims batching process and work Medicare, Medicaid and commercial insurance accounts receivable. Work insurance denials and submit pre-authorizations for Medicaid and commercial insurances.

• Manage and coordinate the filing and submission of insurance claims for the U of L School of Dentistry clinics including U of L Dental Associates for all insurance companies.

• Oversee the Medicaid claims processes from filing to resubmission, keeping within contractual guidelines.

• Discuss benefits with patients and students; maximize benefits for patients by acting as liaison between ULSD and third-party payers; accept and post patient payments.

• Utilize the axiUm software program pertaining to patient data, treatment and financial/insurance related issues. Enter financial/demographic data.

• Inform other staff, students and faculty of changes in Current Dental Terminology (CDT) procedure codes.

• Additional HIPAA/privacy training upon hiring.

• Any additional duties assigned by the supervisor and/or manager.

Target Compensation Maximum:

$27.85

Target Compensation Minimum:

$18.56

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, pregnancy, or veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact the Employment team at employment@louisville.edu or 502.852.6258.

Assistance and Accommodations

Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 215 Central Avenue, Ste 205 - Louisville, Kentucky 40208.

If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at employment@louisville.edu or by phone 502-852-6258.