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Dental insurance billing

Get your dentalclaims to thefinish line.

Marathon runs every claim the whole distance. When a visit ends it builds the claim, attaches the X-rays, perio chart and narrative, and checks it. After your team presses send, it follows the claim through the clearinghouse and the payer and updates it at every step, until it is paid.

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$1,000 per location a month. Nothing charged today. Billed at the end of each month. Cancel anytime; service runs to the end of that month.

Sample periapical X-ray of tooth 30 attached to a root canal claim#30 · Periapical
Ready to send2 of 2 attached
Doe, JaneMetLife
  • D3330Root canal, molar · #301,185.00
  • D0220Periapical X-ray · #3031.00
Periapical #30Narrative
Narrative · drafted

Tooth #30: lingering pain to cold and tenderness to biting, diagnosed as symptomatic irreversible pulpitis. Root canal therapy completed on all canals. Pre-operative periapical attached; final restoration to follow.

Sample claim. Not a real patient.

  • Your practice softwareNo change to how your team works
  • Checked before it leavesEvery claim, every time
  • We sign a BAAWith every office
  • Month to monthCancel anytime, runs to month end
Visit finishedIn your practice software
Claim builtEverything filled in
Evidence attachedX-ray, perio, narrative
CheckedBefore it leaves
SentWith one click
ReceivedClearinghouse confirms
AcceptedThe payer says yes
PaidThe finish line

Claims built for you

Ready when the visit ends. Evidence already attached.

No re-keying and no hunting through the imaging system. Each claim arrives with the X-ray, perio chart and narrative the payer asks for, and it is never marked ready while anything is missing.

Roe, RichardDelta Dental · D4910 Periodontal maintenance
3 of 3 attachments in place
Panoramic radiographMatched to D4910
Sample panoramic X-ray with tooth 2 highlighted, attached to a periodontal maintenance claim#2 · 5 mm
Sample image
NarrativeReady to review
Clinical narrativeDrafted by Marathon
Patient
Roe, Richard
Payer
Delta Dental
Procedure
D4910 Periodontal maintenance

Patient presents for periodontal maintenance following scaling and root planing (D4341) in all four quadrants. Today's charting shows Stage II, Grade B periodontitis, now stable, with probing depths of 2 to 4 mm and a residual 5 mm pocket on tooth #2 with bleeding on probing. The panoramic image shows horizontal bone loss consistent with the prior diagnosis. Periodontal maintenance at a three month interval is needed to keep the results stable and prevent recurrence. Perio chart and panoramic image attached.

Perio chartAttached
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Facial×433333322222212322323323223212222323334333×Lower32313029282726252423222120191817Lingual×434323223222222323333323322222223322433323×
5 5 mm or more4 4 mm bleeding on probing× missingMax depth 5 mm (#2) · 6 bleeding sites · 4 missing

Tracked the whole distance

Caught before the payer sees it. Followed until it is paid.

Every claim is checked before it goes out, and anything unclear waits for your team with a plain explanation. After it is sent, Marathon watches every clearinghouse and payer response and updates the claim at each step, so your team always knows where it stands. If a payer rejects it, you see why in plain words, fix it and send it again.

Before it is sentDoe, J. · MetLife
Patient and insurancePass
ProviderPass
PayerPass
AttachmentsPass
Procedures and feesPass
After it is sentRoe, R. · 227.00
  1. Claim built after the visitOct 14 · 10:42
  2. X-ray, perio chart and narrative attached10:42
  3. Sent with 3 other claims11:05
  4. Received by the clearinghouse11:06
  5. Accepted by the payerOct 15 · 08:30
  6. PaymentWaiting

Eligibility

Know what a plan covers before the patient sits down.

Coverage is checked for upcoming visits, so problems surface at the front desk, not in a denial.

TimePatientCoverage
8:00Public, J.Active
8:30Major, M.Active
9:15Sample, S.Plan ended

Ask Marathon

Ask about your claims in plain words.

What is waiting, what is missing, what a payer said. Marathon answers from your own office's claims.

What still needs an X-ray today?
One claim: Doe, John, crown on #19. Open it to pick an image.

Pricing

One price per location. Less than a billing company.

Run it yourself with Marathon, or have our team run your billing on Marathon.

Marathon1 to 4 locations
$1,000per location
per month

Your team runs billing on Marathon. Everything included, nothing per claim.

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Nothing charged today. Billed at the end of each month. Cancel anytime; service runs to the end of that month. No contract.

  • Unlimited claims
  • X-rays, perio charts and narratives attached
  • Every claim checked before it is sent
  • Tracking at every step until it is paid
  • Eligibility checks for upcoming visits
  • Ask Marathon, plus help from our team
Groups5+ locations
Volume pricing

Everything in Marathon, with one view across every location and a plan built around your group.

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  • Every location side by side
  • Access set per office and per person
  • Rollout planned with our team
Full serviceWe run it for you
Custom pricing

Our billing team works your claims on Marathon, from eligibility to payment posting and follow up.

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  • Claims built, attached and sent for you
  • Rejections and aging worked
  • You still see every claim

Example: a two-location practice pays $2,000 a month, billed at the end of the month, for every claim both offices send.

For dental groups and DSOs

Every location. One view.

Each office keeps its own data and settings. Owners and billing leads see every location they are allowed to, side by side, with volume pricing from 5 locations.

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How it works

Sign up in about 15 minutes. We finish the rest with you.

Create your account

Sign up with your office email and add a card. Nothing is charged today.

2 minutes

Connect your software

Link your practice software. Your team keeps working the same way.

Minutes

X-rays and attachments

Tell us your imaging software. We set up attachments with you.

With our team

Review and send

Claims appear as visits finish. Check them and press send.

Once connected

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Guides

Guides offices use

Security

Built for patient data from day one.

How we protect patient data

  • We sign a BAAA Business Associate Agreement with every office, before any data moves.
  • EncryptedIn transit and at rest.
  • Kept separateEach office's data is isolated from every other office.
  • Invite onlyOnly people your office invites can see your claims.

Questions

Questions offices ask

Something else? Write to contact@marathonclaims.com or book a call.

What does Marathon do?

Marathon is dental insurance billing software that builds each claim from your practice software, attaches X-rays, perio charts and narratives, checks it before it is sent, and follows it at every step until it is paid. Your team reviews and sends.

How much does Marathon cost?

$1,000 per location per month for the software, with unlimited claims. Groups with 5 or more locations get volume pricing, and full service, where our team runs your billing, is priced to your office. Talk to us for either.

When is my card charged?

At the end of each month, for that month. Your card is saved when you sign up and nothing is charged that day. There is no contract. You can cancel anytime, and service runs to the end of that month.

Which practice software does Marathon work with?

Marathon connects to your practice management software, including OpenDental and Dentrix, and we keep adding systems. Using something else? Talk to us about yours.

Can my team review claims before they are sent?

Yes. Ready claims are grouped so your team can send them together, and claims that need attention say exactly what is missing. Nothing is sent until someone on your team presses send.

What does Marathon track after a claim is sent?

Every step to the finish line. Marathon records when the clearinghouse receives the claim, when the payer accepts or rejects it, and when it is paid, all on one timeline for each claim, so your team always knows where every claim stands.

What happens if a claim is rejected?

You see the payer's reason on the claim's timeline, in plain words, so your team knows what to fix before sending it again.

We use a billing company today. Can we switch?

Yes. Your team can run billing on Marathon yourselves, or our team can take it over with full service. Either way, you see every claim on your own dashboard.

Does Marathon check insurance eligibility?

Yes. Marathon checks coverage for upcoming visits, so your front desk knows what a plan covers before the patient sits down.

Does Marathon work for dental groups and DSOs?

Yes. Each location keeps its own data, and one sign-in can see every location it is allowed to, side by side. Groups with 5 or more locations get volume pricing.

How is patient data protected?

We sign a Business Associate Agreement with every office. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, each office's data is kept separate from every other office, and only people your office invites can see it.

Get every claim to the finish line. Starting this week.

$1,000 per location a month. Nothing charged today. Billed at the end of each month. Cancel anytime; service runs to the end of that month.

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