Pathology Billing Specialist

Northside Hospital Inc. • Sandy Springs, GA

3h

About The Position

The Pathology Billing Specialist manages billing processes for pathology services. The role ensures accurate coding, claim submission, and timely payment of invoices from performing reference laboratories. The specialist ensures proper ordering, cancellations, and charges for all accounts; researches charge issues; and acts or assists as a liaison with Revenue Cycle operations.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent, plus either two years of experience in specimen collections, specimen processing, and specimen requisitioning for a clinical laboratory or health care delivery system, or at least a two-year degree in chemical, physical, or biological science or a health-related specialty.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to understand and apply accurate procedures in specimen handling and clerical processing.
• Effective communication skills, including good written and oral communication.
• Strong working knowledge of pathology-related computer systems.
• Ability to interpret instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with varied situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to use deductive reasoning and problem-solving or troubleshooting skills for billing issues.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of laboratory or hospital experience in a histology laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Manage billing processes for pathology services.
• Ensure accurate coding and claim submission.
• Ensure timely payment of invoices from performing reference laboratories.
• Ensure proper ordering, cancellations, and charges for all accounts.
• Research charge issues.
• Act or assist as a liaison with Revenue Cycle operations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED