Admitting interviewer vs patient care representative

The differences between admitting interviewers and patient care representatives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become an admitting interviewer, becoming a patient care representative takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an admitting interviewer has an average salary of $35,331, which is higher than the $33,709 average annual salary of a patient care representative.

The top three skills for an admitting interviewer include patients, insurance eligibility and insurance verification. The most important skills for a patient care representative are patients, patient care, and home health.

Admitting interviewer vs patient care representative overview

	Admitting Interviewer	Patient Care Representative
Yearly salary	$35,331	$33,709
Hourly rate	$16.99	$16.21
Growth rate	-	-4%
Number of jobs	13,497	133,317
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	42	40
Years of experience	2	4

Admitting interviewer vs patient care representative salary

Admitting interviewers and patient care representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Admitting Interviewer	Patient Care Representative
Average salary	$35,331	$33,709
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $46,000	Between $27,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Massachusetts General Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between admitting interviewer and patient care representative education

There are a few differences between an admitting interviewer and a patient care representative in terms of educational background:

	Admitting Interviewer	Patient Care Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Health Care Administration	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Pennsylvania

Admitting interviewer vs patient care representative demographics

Here are the differences between admitting interviewers' and patient care representatives' demographics:

	Admitting Interviewer	Patient Care Representative
Average age	42	40
Gender ratio	Male, 19.4% Female, 80.6%	Male, 17.1% Female, 82.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.1% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 22.2% Asian, 4.5% White, 53.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% Asian, 6.3% White, 55.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	7%

Differences between admitting interviewer and patient care representative duties and responsibilities

Admitting interviewer example responsibilities.

Manage confidential patient information according to HIPPA guidelines.
Remain positive in every negative situation, using compassion and personality appropriately to asses and diffuse critical situations.
Assign ICD-9 and CPT coding on all admissions.
Interview patients; verify demographic and insurance information in the Invision application program.

Patient care representative example responsibilities.

Manage cash and co-payments accurately and discharge patients providing them with proper medical notes and information before exiting.
Verify insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, register patients, and code proper ICD-9 and CPT codes on encounters.
Utilize medical terminology, CPT, HCPC and ICD-9 and patient information into new authorizations.
Interview patients to gather information pertinent to their Medicaid application.
Screen, identify, and enter ICD-9 coding from treatment record forms.
Maintain patient confidentiality and follow HIPAA rules.

Admitting interviewer vs patient care representative skills

Common admitting interviewer skills

Patients, 32%
Insurance Eligibility, 9%
Insurance Verification, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Epic, 7%
Data Entry, 5%

Common patient care representative skills

Patients, 25%
Patient Care, 13%
Home Health, 7%
Cash Management, 5%
Phone Calls, 4%
CPT, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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