Billing Built for Hospital Labs Running Epic Beaker

You already picked the most integrated EHR and LIS combination in healthcare. Your billing partner should match that. TransLabs works exclusively with hospital labs and health systems running Beaker CP and Beaker AP inside Epic, so nobody on our team is learning your charge router or your Resolute build while your claims sit unpaid

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Epic Beaker Isn't Losing You Money. Your Charge Capture Configuration Is.

No health system implements Beaker expecting it to leave revenue behind. It’s built to move specimens through accession, capture results and synoptic findings, and keep everything inside one integrated Epic record. The charge itself is supposed to flow automatically from Beaker into Resolute through Epic’s charge router, and on paper it does. The money leaks in how that routing gets configured, test by test, facility by facility. Most lab and revenue cycle directors don’t find the gap until a denial trend or a missing-charge report surfaces weeks later, and by then it isn’t a fix, it’s a write-off.

Here's where it actually happens, by platform:

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Beaker CP — Charge Router Mapping Drift

An order built in Beaker CP has to pass through Epic's charge router before it becomes a billable line in Resolute. When that mapping isn't tuned correctly, a resulted test either never fires a charge or fires with the wrong CPT or revenue code, and nobody sees it because the result itself still reported out fine.

Charge router mapping gaps are the single largest recoverable revenue category we find in a first audit on hospital labs running Beaker CP.

Beaker AP — Component Splitting & Synoptic Coding

Gross and micro dictation has to translate into correctly split professional (26) and technical (TC) components. A coder who doesn't know how your Beaker AP build structures synoptic fields codes it like a routine specimen, and IHC or special stain add-ons quietly disappear.

Missed component splits and add-on capture are among the largest gaps we find in anatomic pathology departments running Beaker AP.

Enterprise & Multi-Hospital Build Variation

Large health systems often run slightly different Beaker and Resolute builds across hospitals and entities, especially after a merger or acquisition. The same test can bill differently from one facility to the next inside the same organization, and nobody's comparing the builds side by side.

This is the category most likely to produce a denial nobody can explain across a system. The test was ordered the same way at both sites; the underlying build wasn't.

Every Site — Medical Necessity & Timely Filing

ABN triggers and NCD/LCD medical necessity edits change by payer, and in a large system that update doesn't always reach every facility's build at the same time. Meanwhile order-to-billing lag across departments quietly eats into the filing window.

Timely filing denials are avoidable almost 100% of the time. They're a process gap, not a payer decision.

None of this means Epic or Beaker is doing anything wrong. It means the charge router and the coding built on top of it have to be configured and maintained test by test, and that’s the part most hospital labs are missing once the initial build goes live.

Not sure which of these is actually happening in your claims?

That’s exactly what the free audit below is built to find out.

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Expert Across All Major Laboratory Insurance Payers

Our billing team handles claims across the payers your patients carry like national commercial plans, Medicare, Medicaid, and regional Blues plans. Payers we bill include but aren’t limited to:

Billing That's Fluent in Beaker; Not Learning It On Your Claims

TransLabs specializes in charge capture integrity and revenue cycle support for hospital labs and health systems running Epic Beaker:

Beaker CP Charge Router Optimization

Order-to-charge mapping review between Beaker CP and Resolute, catching resulted tests that never fire a charge or post with the wrong CPT or revenue code.

Beaker AP Component & Synoptic Billing

Correct 26/TC component splitting, IHC and special stain capture, and coding that reflects actual dictated gross/micro findings recorded in your Beaker AP build.

Multi-Facility Build Consistency

Side-by-side comparison of Beaker and Resolute configurations across hospitals and entities in your system, so the same test bills the same way everywhere.

Full-Cycle Revenue Integrity Support

Eligibility checks, claims scrubbing, denial follow-up, and monthly reporting layered on top of the Epic revenue cycle you already have, not a system we’re asking you to switch to.

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Full-Spectrum Lab Billing & RCM Services, From Specimen Receipt to Final Payment

TransLabs’ specialized RCM services are built exclusively for labs, addressing the unique challenges that generalist billers miss. We provide end-to-end revenue cycle solutions designed specifically to turn laboratory complexity into profitability.

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Serving Laboratories Nationwide Across the United States

TransLabs provides expert RCM services to clinical laboratories in all 50 states, delivering the same exceptional results whether you’re a community hospital lab or a large reference facility. We bring specialized lab billing expertise to facilities nationwide, combining remote efficiency with hands-on partnership.

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Three Steps, Starting With a Free Look at Your Actual Claims

Start with a free audit of your actual claims; no pitch, just real findings. We build your billing workflow around your existing LIS , so your team’s process doesn’t change. At go-live, you get a dedicated account team who already knows your setup, not a call center.

Free Epic Beaker Billing Audit

We review a sample of your Beaker CP/AP claims and charge router configuration for the past 12 months and come back with a specific breakdown of where denials and missed charges are happening.

Custom Configuration & Coding Protocol

We build our review around your existing Beaker and Resolute build rather than asking your Epic analysts or lab staff to change how they work. We adapt to your system, not the other way around.

Go-Live with Dedicated Account Oversight

You get a dedicated account team that already understands your Beaker build, not a rotating call center. Denials, reporting, and questions go to people who know your configuration.

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Why Lab Directors and Pathology Groups Choose TransLabs ?

Beaker-Specific Expertise, Not Generic Hospital Billing

We don’t treat Beaker CP and Beaker AP as “just another LIS module.” Charge router logic, synoptic build structure, and Resolute charge mapping each affect coding accuracy.

98% First-Pass Clean Claims Rate

98% clean claims rate across all lab clients with fewer denials, faster payments, stronger cash flow.

Transparent Reporting

Monthly dashboards showing clean claim rate, days in A/R, denial reasons by payer, and net collection rate.

High-Volume Architecture

Built for labs processing thousands of daily claims; scalability without sacrificing accuracy.

No Long-Term Contracts

Month-to-month, results-based partnership with measurable improvement in 90 days, no exit fees, just 30 days’ notice.

Compliance-First

HIPAA-compliant processes, certified coders, and ongoing LCD/NCD monitoring across every facility in your system.

Stop Losing Revenue to Interface Gaps and Coding Errors

Every month without a properly tuned Beaker-to-Resolute charge configuration is another month of missed charges, denials, and delayed cash flow. Let’s find out exactly where your Beaker CP or Beaker AP billing is leaking revenue, at no cost.

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Frequently Ask Questions

What is Epic Beaker, and how is it different from Beaker CP and Beaker AP?

Epic Beaker is the laboratory information system module built into Epic's integrated EHR platform. Beaker CP handles clinical pathology, the core clinical lab workflow, while Beaker AP handles anatomic pathology, including gross and micro dictation and synoptic reporting. Both are built on the same single-database Epic architecture, and both hand charges off to Epic's Resolute billing modules through its charge router.

Do we need a specialized billing partner if our hospital already runs Epic Beaker and Resolute?

Beaker and Resolute together handle a lot automatically, but the charge router still has to be configured correctly for every test, and that configuration doesn't stay static as CPT codes and payer policy change. Billing errors most often occur in that ongoing configuration gap, which is why hospital labs on Beaker benefit from a partner who focuses specifically on charge router and coding accuracy rather than general hospital billing.

Does TransLabs Billing replace our Epic Resolute billing team?

No. We work alongside your existing Resolute billing operation and Epic analysts, focusing specifically on charge capture integrity, coding accuracy, and denial root cause between Beaker and Resolute, not on replacing your revenue cycle staff or your EHR.

What does the free Epic Beaker billing audit include?

A review of a sample set of claims and charge router configuration data from your Beaker CP and Beaker AP environment to identify missed charges, denial trends, and coding gaps, delivered at no cost and with no obligation.

Can you compare Beaker configurations across multiple hospitals in our system?

Yes. Multi-facility build variation is one of the most common sources of inconsistent billing we find in health systems, especially after a merger or acquisition, and comparing builds side by side is part of our standard audit for enterprise clients.

How much does it cost to bring in a billing partner for our Epic Beaker labs?

Pricing is typically structured as a percentage of recovered or incremental collections rather than a flat fee, which keeps the incentive aligned; we only get paid when you get paid. The exact structure depends on claim volume, number of facilities, and how much cleanup your existing charge router configuration needs. We give a specific number after the free audit, not before.

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Billing Built for Hospital Labs Running Epic Beaker

Epic Beaker Isn't Losing You Money. Your Charge Capture Configuration Is.

Here's where it actually happens, by platform:

Not sure which of these is actually happening in your claims?

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