UnityPoint Health · 16 hours ago
Billing Specialist-Laboratory
Dubuque, IA
Part-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelUnityPoint Health is a healthcare organization recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare. They are seeking a Billing Specialist to prepare bills for services rendered, maintain customer account records, and ensure timely payment for goods and services.
Health CareHospitalMedical
Responsibilities
Accurately, efficiently enters patient demographic information, insurance information, laboratory test codes and physician office data into the appropriate computer system
Maintains assigned customer account information daily, from source documents provided by the laboratory and the laboratory information system and department receipts
Review edit list and customer account status to ensure that documentation needed to support timely payment for goods and services is complete, available, and on files
Regularly prepares assigned billing (including self-pay accounts, secondary payer accounts and third party payer accounts) as indicated by account status and in accord with company billing schedules as well as secondary and third party payer requirements
Regularly reviews collection status reports and customer account information and undertakes and documents appropriate collection efforts as specified by company procedures
Maintains personal competency with respect to secondary or third party payer coverage and payment practices and requirements
Promptly responds to all customers, secondary, or third party payer inquires and documents it. Refers unsolved inquires to Billing/Collection Supervisor
Complies with all regulatory agencies’ standards and laws, reviewing laboratory orders for compliance with National and Local Coverage Determinations (NCD and LCD) polices
Assists when assigned a specific mission to address in an emergency situation to assist in disaster response and recovery
Qualification
Required
High School graduate or equivalent
Must be able to type accurately at a minimum speed of 40 WPM
Must be able to use a computer keyboard
Medical terminology, CPT and ICD coding experience
Preferred
Previous medical billing or insurance experience
Benefits
Paid time off
Parental leave
401K matching
Employee recognition program
Dental and health insurance
Paid holidays
Short and long-term disability
Pet insurance
Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay
Tuition reimbursement
Adoption assistance
Company
UnityPoint Health
UnityPoint Health is an integrated health system that provide a full range of coordinated care to patients and families.
Founded in 1995
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.19MKey Investors
Baldrick's Foundation
2025-11-20Grant
2014-02-12Grant· $0.19M
Leadership Team
MarCia Ekworomadu
Vice President, Operations- Oncology Service Line
Carmen Kleinsmith
Chief Nursing Officer
Recent News
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