Medical Insurance Billing for Dentistry Certification
Pricing for Event
#102 Dental Insurance Billing
8:00am - 12:00 pm
or
#402 "Medical Insurance Coding" Certification
1:00 pm -5:00 pm
Dentist
$199.00 - 1 Class Pass - 4 CE
$299.00 - 2 Class Pass - 8 CE
Staff
$149.00 - 1 Class Pass - 4 CE
$249.00 - 2 Class Pass - 8 CE
Billing medical insurance can be an untapped revenue source in many dental practices, and is becoming very important in today’s competitive environment.
Submitting certain dental services to medical insurance carriers for medically necessary procedures, can help increase cash flow and add value to your practice.
By understanding the medical coding process, your dental practice will be able to submit claims properly
and obtain benefits for patients
that otherwise may not accept treatment.
This course will provide the information and knowledge necessary to implement a medical billing
system in your practice.
In this course participants will:
- Learn Responsibilities of the Team Starting with the Doctor
- Learn How to Identify Medically Billable Procedures
- Learn How to Communicate Treatment Plans to Patients
- Understand Medical Coding Guidelines for ICD-10 and CPT Procedure Codes
- Receive detailed information on Sleep Apnea, TMJ, and Cone Beam CT Scans.
- Explore Billing Service Options
Course handouts include:
- Sample Documentation Required to Support Procedures Billed
- Phone Preauthorization Scripts & Templates for Creating Inner Office Communication
Participation:
- This course is for anyone who wants to master the Insurance Billing and Coding system in the dental practice.
- This course is geared to the Doctor, Office Manager, and Clinical Staff.
- Successful reimbursement is highly dependent on the Doctor’s input into the coding process and the staff’s knowledge of billing procedures.
Session will focus on:
- Which Dental Procedures are Medically Billable
- The Importance of the Patient Health History
- Proper Documentation to Attain
- Reimbursement Utilizing the SOAP Format
- Specifics about Sleep Apnea and TMJ Documentation
- Specifics about CT Scan Preauthorization's
- Medical Coding Hands On Workshop Featuring:
- How to fill out the Current CMS-1500 Medical Claim Form
- Looking up Proper ICD-10 and CPT Codes in Codebook
(Participants are welcome to bring live case studies)
Upon Completion, participants will receive a “ Medical-Dental Insurance Coder’s Certification”.
Friday, September 29
Saturday, September 30
Friday, November 17
Saturday, November 18
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
4 CEU
SPEAKER
Rebecca Gerber
Rebecca Gerber has been involved in the dental profession almost since birth. She virtually grew up in a dental office, as her late father was a dentist in San Diego County for nearly 5 decades. A third generation Office Manager, Becky learned many of the aspects of front office administration at an early age, from stuffing statements to addressing recall cards.
She has been an Office Manager for more than 21 years and an RDA since 1992. Her experience is in front and back office management, specialties, and managed care. In 1998, she organized and started the San Diego County Dental Office Managers Study Group, to encourage fellow office managers to network and exchange ideas. In 2000, utilizing her vast experience in dental management, she founded Office Management Services, to help dentists organize their front office systems.
In 2006, she started the Academy of Dental Practice Careers, in order to train dental front office professionals. Through the years Becky has collaborated and worked with some of the biggest consulting names in dentistry. In 2002, Becky became the Southern California Regional Consultant for Bent Ericksen and Associates, which specializes on Personnel Issues and Labor Law Compliance.
She is also a repeated speaker for the San Diego County Dental Society, California Dental Assistant's Association, Kaplan College, and a frequent contributor to “Facets”, the dental society magazine.
