Insurance Authorization & Billing Specialist

LifeBridge Health; Owings Mills (MD); On-site; USD 25,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

On-site gym

Wellness programs

Tuition reimbursement

403(b) retirement plan with employer-m

Mental health support

Generous paid time off

Job summary

LifeBridge Health, a leading health system in Maryland, is seeking a Billing Coordinator to join our Owings Mills Corporate Headquarters. You will coordinate daily billing activities, verify benefits, and liaise with physicians and payers to optimize reimbursement.

The role offers teamwork in a tenured environment with on-site benefits including free parking and an on-site gym, plus opportunities to improve patient financial outcomes across our network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 1–3 years of medical insurance authorization or medical billing experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily revenue cycle activities to optimize reimbursement.
• Collaborate with intradepartmental administration, physicians and interdepartmental representatives to support established policies and procedures.
• Meets with patients requiring financial counseling. Verifies benefit coverage to determine patient financial liability.
• Communicates, via written notification, patient financial responsibility.
• May initiate patient payment plans in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Works proactively and collaboratively to investigate and resolve patient billing issues.
• Provides documentation requested by third party payers to enhance reimbursement opportunities.
• May perform patient registration and appointment scheduling.
• Processes sliding fee applications.

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

LifeBridge Health, a leading health system in Maryland, is seeking a Billing Coordinator to join our Owings Mills Corporate Headquarters. You will coordinate daily billing activities, verify benefits, and liaise with physicians and payers to optimize reimbursement.

The role offers teamwork in a tenured environment with on-site benefits including free parking and an on-site gym, plus opportunities to improve patient financial outcomes across our network.