Billing assistant vs billing representative

The differences between billing assistants and billing representatives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a billing assistant and a billing representative. Additionally, a billing representative has an average salary of $35,002, which is higher than the $33,745 average annual salary of a billing assistant.

The top three skills for a billing assistant include patients, data entry and medicaid. The most important skills for a billing representative are patients, customer service, and data entry.

Billing assistant vs billing representative overview

	Billing Assistant	Billing Representative
Yearly salary	$33,745	$35,002
Hourly rate	$16.22	$16.83
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	34,070	95,425
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

What does a billing assistant do?

A billing assistant is primarily in charge of performing support tasks to maintain smooth billing operations in an establishment. Their responsibilities typically include preparing and processing invoices for clients, sending billing adjustments, printing and reviewing invoices and billings, receiving payments, and monitoring delinquent invoices, sending reminders as necessary. They may also close and balance payments, calculate discounts, and maintain records of all transactions. Moreover, a billing assistant must be alert and proactive for any errors and inconsistencies, dealing with them accordingly.

What does a billing representative do?

A billing representative assists with the overall operations of the organization's billing department. Billing representatives post payments timely on the database, update account statements, generate financial reports, release invoices, and resolve account discrepancies. They also perform client accounts reconciliation as needed, monitor account receivables, review overdated balance, and notify clients of payment updates to ensure accurate and timely billing. A billing representative must have strong analytical and communication skills to manage clients' accounts, as well as comprehensive knowledge on the accounting industry to explain the payment terms and policies of an organization to a client.

Billing assistant vs billing representative salary

Billing assistants and billing representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Billing Assistant	Billing Representative
Average salary	$33,745	$35,002
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $41,000	Between $28,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	Baltimore, MD	Worcester, MA
Highest paying state	Washington	Massachusetts
Best paying company	University of California, Berkeley	Relevante
Best paying industry	Technology	Technology

Differences between billing assistant and billing representative education

There are a few differences between a billing assistant and a billing representative in terms of educational background:

	Billing Assistant	Billing Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Billing assistant vs billing representative demographics

Here are the differences between billing assistants' and billing representatives' demographics:

	Billing Assistant	Billing Representative
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 14.2% Female, 85.8%	Male, 15.7% Female, 84.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 22.0% Asian, 6.8% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.9% Asian, 7.3% White, 57.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between billing assistant and billing representative duties and responsibilities

Billing assistant example responsibilities.

Manage all billing accounts including Medicare/Medicaid, HMO and individual accounts.
Post insurance payments, explain patient what the EOB is about, collect payments from patients.
Communicate annual contracting, CPT, and ICD-9 yearly changes to doctor's offices by creation of formal notification.
Experience with billing systems and practices with CPT coding, ICD-9, and usages of coding for productive billing.
Bill insurance companies using ICD-9 coding.
Used denial reason codes on paper & electronic EOB in EMR/EHR software to examine denials.

Billing representative example responsibilities.

Manage software programs for MSP accounts, monthly billing and EMC file transfers to Medicare.
Accept and process healthcare claims and confidential medical records; verify patient eligibility and manage the Medicare and Medicaid billing process.
Process orders in compliance with Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance verification guidelines; confirming customer's eligibility and insurance coverage.
Verify insurance eligibility for schedule appointments, and verify cash pricing for private pay patients who request cost by CPT code.
Submit and receive Medicare and Medicaid claims electronically on a daily basis.
Utilize extensive computer skills and coding knowledge to produce and submit physical therapy and occupational therapy claims through medicaid and medicare.

Billing assistant vs billing representative skills

Common billing assistant skills

Patients, 21%
Data Entry, 11%
Medicaid, 5%
Patient Accounts, 4%
CPT, 3%
Front Desk, 3%

Common billing representative skills

Patients, 18%
Customer Service, 13%
Data Entry, 6%
Medical Billing, 5%
Medicaid, 5%
Patient Accounts, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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