Admitting interviewer vs registration specialist

The differences between admitting interviewers and registration specialists 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 registration specialist takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an admitting interviewer has an average salary of $35,331, which is higher than the $30,422 average annual salary of a registration specialist.

The top three skills for an admitting interviewer include patients, insurance eligibility and insurance verification. The most important skills for a registration specialist are patients, customer service, and medical terminology.

Admitting interviewer vs registration specialist overview

	Admitting Interviewer	Registration Specialist
Yearly salary	$35,331	$30,422
Hourly rate	$16.99	$14.63
Growth rate	-	-4%
Number of jobs	13,497	79,118
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	42	40
Years of experience	2	4

Admitting interviewer vs registration specialist salary

Admitting interviewers and registration specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Admitting Interviewer	Registration Specialist
Average salary	$35,331	$30,422
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $46,000	Between $23,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Deloitte
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between admitting interviewer and registration specialist education

There are a few differences between an admitting interviewer and a registration specialist in terms of educational background:

	Admitting Interviewer	Registration Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Health Care Administration	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Pennsylvania

Admitting interviewer vs registration specialist demographics

Here are the differences between admitting interviewers' and registration specialists' demographics:

	Admitting Interviewer	Registration Specialist
Average age	42	40
Gender ratio	Male, 19.4% Female, 80.6%	Male, 14.5% Female, 85.5%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 6.0% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	7%

Differences between admitting interviewer and registration specialist 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.

Registration specialist example responsibilities.

Attain and authenticate patient insurance information, counsel patients on changes in insurance policies, verify patient demographics.
Help patients through the registration and admitting processes and also contribute to the PBX department.
Input data entries for insurance billing; adding CPT codes and diagnosis from face sheets as patients arrive.
Act as hospital PBX operator.
Complete all charge entry, enter all CPT and ICD-9 codes for billing for multiple doctors each day.
Enter patient information and verify information according to HIPAA regulations.

Admitting interviewer vs registration specialist skills

Common admitting interviewer skills

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

Common registration specialist skills

Patients, 25%
Customer Service, 14%
Medical Terminology, 8%
Patient Registration, 5%
Insurance Verification, 4%
Data Entry, 4%

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