Admitting clerk vs medical clerk

The differences between admitting clerks and medical clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an admitting clerk and a medical clerk. Additionally, a medical clerk has an average salary of $32,439, which is higher than the $31,833 average annual salary of an admitting clerk.

The top three skills for an admitting clerk include patients, customer service and medical terminology. The most important skills for a medical clerk are patients, medical terminology, and data entry.

Admitting clerk vs medical clerk overview

	Admitting Clerk	Medical Clerk
Yearly salary	$31,833	$32,439
Hourly rate	$15.30	$15.60
Growth rate	-	-8%
Number of jobs	106,698	166,322
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 26%
Average age	42	49
Years of experience	2	2

What does an admitting clerk do?

The job of an admitting clerk is to register and admit patients to a hospital. Admitting clerks interview patients in getting the necessary financial and medical information for the admission. They verify the insurance of patients and make sure that their registration forms are accurately signed. Usually, they work on the medical profession and hospital front lines. They welcome and face customers and need to understand medicine. Also, they are expected to manage doctors, nurses, patients, and hospital policies.

What does a medical clerk do?

A medical clerk works in the administrative area of a medical facility or hospital. The medical clerk collects all patient information and medical records. The clerk also does all the clinic or hospital paperwork and generates reports of all transactions that transpired in a day's work. The medical clerk also processes admission and discharge papers, medical charts, properly file and safeguard all patient records and secure them from unauthorized access. The medical clerk is expected to be highly organized, capable of handling pressure, and has good communication skills.

Admitting clerk vs medical clerk salary

Admitting clerks and medical clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Admitting Clerk	Medical Clerk
Average salary	$31,833	$32,439
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $41,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Minnesota
Best paying company	-	Brinks Gilson
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between admitting clerk and medical clerk education

There are a few differences between an admitting clerk and a medical clerk in terms of educational background:

	Admitting Clerk	Medical Clerk
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 26%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Admitting clerk vs medical clerk demographics

Here are the differences between admitting clerks' and medical clerks' demographics:

	Admitting Clerk	Medical Clerk
Average age	42	49
Gender ratio	Male, 9.3% Female, 90.7%	Male, 15.5% Female, 84.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.1% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 22.4% Asian, 4.5% White, 53.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% Asian, 3.8% White, 70.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between admitting clerk and medical clerk duties and responsibilities

Admitting clerk example responsibilities.

Manage confidential patient information according to HIPPA guidelines.
Assist patients with benefit verification, including Medicare and Medicaid.
Perform online verification of Medicaid and Medicare admissions to insure eligibility.
Schedule patients for special procedures and radiology exams, obtain prior authorizations and referrals.
Release medical records upon request and maintain confidentiality of patients information under HIPPA law.
Process paperwork for various departments including insurance, surgery, radiology, laboratory and the emergency room.

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Medical clerk example responsibilities.

Evaluate all EOB's to insure accurate payment is received and when necessary will file appeals to achieve optimal payments.
Follow HIPPA patient confidentiality guidelines making patients or facility have filled proper forms to release records.
File results of laboratory tests, x-rays, EKG's, etc., in patients records.
Respond and resolve patient inquiries with compassion and patience.
Prepare request for EKG tests, eye examinations, audio and dental records.
Enter deficiencies into MediTech program.

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Admitting clerk vs medical clerk skills

Common admitting clerk skills

Patients, 40%
Customer Service, 10%
Medical Terminology, 5%
Data Entry, 5%
Computer System, 3%
Phone Calls, 3%

Common medical clerk skills

Patients, 32%
Medical Terminology, 6%
Data Entry, 6%
Phone Calls, 5%
Patient Care, 4%
Telephone Calls, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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