Billing Claims Coordinator

Direct Hire

Salary : $55-60k

Onsite, Somerville

Must Haves :

AS Degree or additional experience

2+ years of billing and claims experience (dental billing strongly preferred)

Either Medical or Dental Billing experience

Knowledge of insurance billing codes

Self starter and good communicator

Preferred :

Dental Billing

Knowledge of dental procedures

Dentrix

Billing Claims Coordinator

The Billing Claims Coordinator will be responsible for working with insurance companies to verify patients’ benefits, as well as calculating and collecting outstanding payments from patients. This person should be proficient in using the dental practice management software to update each patient’s file, run and monitor weekly and monthly reports to verify insurance payments received, and upload completed insurance forms into patients’ electronic files. The Billing Claims Coordinator will work closely with patients, explain their benefits to them, communicate any insurance concerns, and manage any insurance disputes. A Billing Claims Coordinator should achieve excellent customer service and share a professional relationship with insurance companies to ensure success in balancing patient benefits with insurance payments.

Responsibilities:

• Verifying the patient’s health insurance benefits.
• Explaining insurance benefits to patients.
• Entering data using dental practice management software.
• Generating reports for all activities.
• Posting payments made by patients.
• Following up on non-paid insurance claims.
• Managing late payments and overdue accounts.
• Processing insurance payments and refunds.
• Uploading completed insurance verification forms.
• Monitoring weekly, monthly and quarterly reports to confirm payment from clients and insurance companies.

Requirements:

• Associate’s degree in healthcare administration, business, or related field.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in dental billing and claims processing is required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in dental practice management software. Dentrix experience is a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products (MS Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Knowledge of dental procedures and insurance billing codes.