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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

COMPLIANCE CODING AND BILLING ANALYST

🇺🇸 McAllen, TX 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Compliance 🗓️ January 10th, 2026

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is hiring a Compliance Coding and Billing Analyst. This role involves performing compliance reviews of billing and coding functions, assessing risks, developing policies and training, and analyzing medical records and claims to ensure adherence to federal, state, and university regulations.

Highlights

  • Perform compliance reviews and risk assessments of medical billing and coding activities.

  • Develop policies, procedures, and risk-based educational training for compliance.

  • Analyze medical records, claims, coding, billing, and workflow processes for accuracy and regulatory compliance.

  • Conduct charge reviews and investigate non-compliance or policy breaches.

  • Prepare reports for senior management, Physician’s Advisory Council, Executive Compliance Committee, and UT System.

  • Monitor changes in laws and industry standards related to compliance enforcement.

  • Required certifications: CPMA, CPC, or CBCS from AHIMA or AAPC.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business or Health related field required; preferred fields include Health Information Management or Regulatory Compliance.

  • Minimum two years of related billing, coding, or auditing experience.

  • Strong knowledge of CPT and DRG coding, medical billing and coding terminology, and relevant legal regulations.

COMPLIANCE CODING AND BILLING ANALYST Full Description

Office Location
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2nd Floor
Edinburg, TX  78539


Edinburg: (956)665-2451
Brownsville: (956) 882-8205

Office hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
 

Staff Recruitment: careers@utrgv.edu

School of Medicine Recruitment: SOMCareers@utrgv.edu

Graduate Assistantships: assistantships@utrgv.edu

Faculty Recruitment:
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Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship: cobe@utrgv.edu

College of Sciences Office of the Dean: cos@utrgv.edu

College of Education and P-16 Integration: cep@utrgv.edu

College of Fine Arts: cofa@utrgv.edu

College of Liberal Arts: liberalarts@utrgv.edu

Website: https://careers.utrgv.edu

COMPLIANCE CODING AND BILLING ANALYST

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Please see Special Instructions for more details.
Dear Applicant,

Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:

*Date of Birth
*Social Security Number
*Gender
*Ethnicity/Race

Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (956)665-8880 and/or careers@utrgv.edu.

Posting Details
Position Information
Posting Number SRGV8219
Working Title COMPLIANCE CODING AND BILLING ANALYST
Number of Vacancies 1
Location McAllen, Texas
Department Compliance
FTE 1.0
FLSA Exempt
Scope of Job
Responsible for performing compliance reviews of billing and coding compliance functions and activities, compliance risk assessments, developing policies and procedures, and developing risk-based educational training to ensure compliance with federal/state laws and regulations and UTRGV policies. To review and analyze medical records, claims, and workflow processes to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Description of Duties
  • Performs monitoring and compliance reviews of medical billing and coding compliance activities, associated risk assessments, developing policies and procedures and planning and developing risk-based educational training to ensure compliance with federal/state laws and regulations and UTRGV policies.
  • Analyses and evaluates the effectiveness of compliance controls used by the area and its compliance with all applicable laws, policies, and procedures.
  • Collects information and prepares billing compliance reports, provides supporting evidence, and conclusions, and makes recommendations for corrective measures on identified billing compliance.
  • Analyzes data reports to identify issues and risk areas and makes recommendations as needed.
  • Collaborates with the medical billing team to improve the quality of clinical documentation for compliance, billing, coding, and reimbursement processes.
  • Reviews, assesses and analyzes medical records, coding, billing, claims, reimbursements and workflow processes to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Performs charge reviews comparing itemized bills to medical record documents to ensure appropriate charges.
  • Performs reviews of electronic and manual documentation, coding, and billing systems. ·
  • Review, assess, study, and analyze the overall coding, billing, documentation, and reimbursement system for potential compliance problems.
  • Conducts investigations of non-compliant, alleged breaches of policy to determine the cause and recommend a solution as well as preventative measures.
  • Communicates findings to senior management and makes recommendations for preventive measures.
  • Coordinates, evaluates and prepares quarterly reporting and verification through inspections and walk-throughs as assigned.
  • Responsible for reviewing and preparing appropriate reports for the Physician’s Advisory Council, Executive Compliance Committee, and UT System as needed.
  • Develops and maintains risk compliance-related education and training materials and conducts training sessions.
  • Monitor emerging changes and trends in the law, regulations and industry standards relating to compliance with and enforcement of applicable law and report impactful developments. ·
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervision Received
General supervision from assigned supervisor.
Supervision Given
Direct supervision of assigned staff.
Required Education
Bachelor’s degree in Business or Health related field from an accredited university.
Preferred Education
Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management, Health care related field, Regulatory Compliance or Project Management or a related field from an accredited university.
Licenses/Certifications
Required: Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA), Certified Professional Coder (CPC) or Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS) by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) or the American Academy Professional Coders (AAPC).
Required Experience
Two (2) years of related billing/coding and or auditing experience. Education may be substituted with experience on a one-to-one basis
Preferred Experience
Coding, auditing or quality assurance review experience. Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Equipment
Use of standard office equipment.
Working Conditions
Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Work is performed primarily in a general office environment. Some travel and weekend work is required. UTRGV is a distributed institution, which may require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley.
Other
Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. Strong analytical skills. Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment. Detail oriented with excellent organizational skills and high degree of integrity and confidentiality. Ability to review, analyze, and interpret regulatory requirements in a clear and concise manner. Knowledge of state and federal laws applicable to healthcare and compliance industry. Knowledge of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) coding. Knowledge of medical, billing and coding terminology and assignment of codes.
Physical Capabilities
N/A
Employment Category Full-Time
Minimum Salary Commensurate with Experience
Posted Salary Commensurate with Experience
Position Available Date 04/22/2025
Grant Funded Position No
If Yes, Provide Grant Expiration Date
Posting Detail Information
EEO Statement
It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Dear Applicant,

Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:

Date of Birth
Social Security Number
Gender
Ethnicity/Race

Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (956)665-8880 and/or careers@utrgv.edu.

Additional Information
UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.

All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the VP of HR & Regulatory Affairs.
Quick Link https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/46782
Posting Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * Are you a current UTRGV employee?
    • Yes
    • No
  2. * Are you now, or previously, employed by The University of Texas System or any of its institutions?
    • Yes - I currently am employed by the UT System or its institutions
    • Yes - I have previously been employed by the UT System or its institutions
    • No - I have never been employed by the UT System or its institutions
  3. * Please select your highest level of completed education.
    • 6th grade education
    • 10th grade education
    • High School Diploma or GED
    • Associates Degree, Technical, or Trade School Degree/Certification or 60 Hours of College Hours
    • Bachelors Degree from an accredited university
    • Masters Degree from an accredited university
    • Ph. D. or other terminal degree from an accredited university
    • None of the above
  4. * Please provide the field of study for your education:

    (Open Ended Question)

  5. * Please indicate the number of years of work experience you have directly related to the position in which you are applying for:
    • Less than 1 year
    • 1 year
    • 2 years
    • 3 years
    • 4 years
    • 5 years
    • 6 years
    • 7 years
    • 8 years
    • 9 years
    • 10 years
    • Over 10 years
  6. * Do you meet the minimum requirements for this position?
    • Yes
    • No
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
  1. Resume

Optional Documents

  1. Cover Letter/Letter of Application
  2. Curriculum Vitae
  3. Unofficial Transcripts
  4. Reference Letter 1
  5. Reference Letter 2
  6. Reference Letter 3
  7. Multi Media
  8. Certifications and Licenses
  9. Training Certificates
  10. Other Document
  11. List of 3 References
  12. Unofficial Transcripts 2
  13. Unofficial Transcripts 3
  14. Letter of Interest
  15. Unofficial Graduate Transcripts
  16. Additional Document

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