Billing Coordinator I - Reproductive Specialists - Wall Street & Bethpage

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center, which offers sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. We are a major regional healthcare resource with a deep commitment to medical education and research, offering a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge. Learn more about NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island [https://nyulangone.org/locations/nyu-langone-hospital-long-island], and interact with us on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/nyulangonehealth/?viewAsMember=true], Glassdoor [https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/NYU-Langone-Health-Reviews-E121521.htm], Indeed [https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Nyu-Langone-Health/reviews], Facebook [http://facebook.com/NYULangone], X [http://x.com/nyulangone], YouTube [http://www.youtube.com/user/nyulmc] and Instagram [http://instagram.com/nyulangone]. Position Summary: We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Billing Coordinator I - Reproductive Specialists - Wall Street & Bethpage. In this role, the successful candidate Become a key member of the NYU Langone Health Faculty Group Practice Central Billing Offices (FGP CBO). Coordinate all aspects of coding review, claim submission, charge reconciliation and follow-up on claims denied for coding-related reasons for various specialties and providers. Provide coding, financial and/or operational reports, and provide feedback to providers to improve documentation to maximize revenue and reduce denials. Review and train practices on local and national coding and reimbursement policies including payer coding guidelines. Work with patients and guarantors to clarify financial responsibilities as needed. Job Responsibilities: * Monitor reports and assigned workqueues, ensuring coding, charge submission and accounts receivable follow-up is occurring on a timely basis.  * Perform charge reconciliation to validate all revenue is captured.  * Review unbilled charge reports and follow up with physicians and/or practice management for unbilled services. * Identify coding or documentation issues and suggest improvements to physicians. Escalate issues as needed to practice and FGP Leadership. * Work with front-end staff to ensure patient insurance information and benefits are verified accurately and timely.  Act as a resource to front end practice staff to identify gaps in financial clearance processes. * Review and respond to practice, physician, and patient inquiries following CBO guidelines, payer rules, compliance regulations and related rules.             * Serve as resource to physicians, staff, and management regarding local and national coding and reimbursement policies. * Collaborate with the corporate Revenue Integrity Analysts to understand CPT and ICD-10 guidelines, payer policy and procedure manuals, updates, and CMS publications to ensure practices are compliant with current policies and procedures.  Train physicians, other staff, and management, as needed. * Adhere to general practice and FGP guidelines on compliance issues and patient confidentiality. * Meets CBO quality and productivity targets. * May act as a financial counselor to patients who require assistance understanding their benefits and financial options. Act as the patient advocate with the patient and/or family members and liaison with the insurance companies to assist in obtaining insurance information.  * Take initiative to teach and share new information and provide constructive feedback. Communicate delays and workqueue issues to management daily. * Staff who possess coding certification at the time of hire or who obtain coding certification while employed by NYU must maintain active status of certification. * Performs other duties as assigned.   Minimum Qualifications: To qualify you must have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of training and relevant work experience OR High School Diploma and the successful completion of the NYU Langone Health Coding Program. Ability to multi-task and prioritize. Good communication, interpersonal and computer skills. Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with staff and patients. Detail oriented with high level of accuracy for reviewing charge batch submissions, preparing and presenting analyses. Stays up to date with industry requirements. Knowledge of medical terminology required. Familiar with standard office equipment.. Required Licenses: Ahim Assoc-Cert Coding Spclst Preferred Qualifications: Certified Coding Specialist Certification (CCS) or Certified Coding Specialist- Physician-based (CCS-P) or Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Outpatient Coding (COC) preferred. Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization. NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents. At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement. The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family. NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online. View Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal [https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf]. NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $66,300.00 - $66,300.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits. To view the Pay Transparency Notice, please click here [https://cdn-static.findly.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/290/2017/04/pay-transp_formattedESQA508c.pdf]