Payment Analysis Associate
About the role
The Payment Analysis Associate owns payment posting and denial triage for the billing team. This role is crucial for ensuring accurate and timely handling of payments and denials, impacting the overall cash flow and denial management of the billing team.
Responsibilities
- Identify and resolve payment posting discrepancies, underpayments, and unapplied cash.
- Review incoming remittances daily to identify denied, rejected, or partially paid claims.
- Categorize denials by reason code and route follow-up to the appropriate Medical Billing Associate.
- Track denial trends and flag recurring patterns to the Medical Billing Team Lead.
- Verify appeals and resubmissions are properly documented once resolved.
- Maintain clear, timely notations of all payment activity in Apero.
- Collaborate with Medical Billing Associates, the Charge Analysis Associate, and the Medical Billing Team Lead to ensure clean handoffs.
Requirements
- Minimum 2–3 years of experience in medical billing or payment posting within a healthcare setting.
- Strong understanding of ERA/EOB processing, payer remittance formats, and denial reason codes.
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in financial data entry.
- Experience with Apero or similar practice management/billing software preferred.
- Experience in Sleep Medicine and/or DME billing strongly preferred.
- Professional certification (CPB, CMRS) a plus but not required.
Qualifications
- Genuine interest in sleep, health, and helping people better understand and improve their well-being.
Skills
- Attention to detail.
- Accuracy in financial data entry.
- Collaboration skills.
- Problem-solving abilities.
Benefits
Our core values guide everything we do: keep things clear and simple, value trust and collaboration, and lead with optimism and compassion. We offer meaningful work that directly improves peoples' lives, comprehensive health benefits, and a competitive compensation range of $55,000 - $60,000 depending on experience.
Pay
$55,000 - $60,000 depending on experience.
Schedule
Full-time position.
Benefits
- Meaningful work that directly improves peoples' lives.
- Be part of an international team across the US, France, Belgium.
- Annual team offsite.
- Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision).
- FREE One Medical membership.
- 201k with company match.
- 20 days PTO + 10 paid holidays + 80 hours paid sick leave.
- Monthly phone and internet stipend.
Compensation Range
Depending on Experience: $55,000 USD - $60,000 USD
Company Information
Dreem Health / Sunrise is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome people of all backgrounds and are committed to building a workplace where everyone feels included and respected. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind.