Claims account specialist vs accounts receivable analyst

The differences between claims account specialists and accounts receivable analysts can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a claims account specialist and an accounts receivable analyst. Additionally, an accounts receivable analyst has an average salary of $43,692, which is higher than the $37,054 average annual salary of a claims account specialist.

The top three skills for a claims account specialist include customer service, medical terminology and patient accounts. The most important skills for an accounts receivable analyst are customer service, reconciliations, and customer accounts.

Claims account specialist vs accounts receivable analyst overview

	Claims Account Specialist	Accounts Receivable Analyst
Yearly salary	$37,054	$43,692
Hourly rate	$17.81	$21.01
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	90,491	26,558
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	12	12

Claims account specialist vs accounts receivable analyst salary

Claims account specialists and accounts receivable analysts have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Claims Account Specialist	Accounts Receivable Analyst
Average salary	$37,054	$43,692
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $43,000	Between $33,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	-	Arlington, VA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Pacific Investment Management Company LLC
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between claims account specialist and accounts receivable analyst education

There are a few differences between a claims account specialist and an accounts receivable analyst in terms of educational background:

	Claims Account Specialist	Accounts Receivable Analyst
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Claims account specialist vs accounts receivable analyst demographics

Here are the differences between claims account specialists' and accounts receivable analysts' demographics:

	Claims Account Specialist	Accounts Receivable Analyst
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 26.0% Female, 74.0%	Male, 29.4% Female, 70.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.6% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 3.6% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 14.2% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 3.5% White, 59.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between claims account specialist and accounts receivable analyst duties and responsibilities

Claims account specialist example responsibilities.

Manage accounts for healthcare clients, review detailed patient information for payment resolution while abiding HIPPA privacy and security regulations.
Interview incoming patients, his/her relatives, or other responsible individuals to obtain identifying and biographical information with insurance and financial information
Review HMO insurance vouchers and resubmitted if necessary.
Utilize excellent communication and negotiation skills to resolve credit card delinquency favorable to company and card member.

Accounts receivable analyst example responsibilities.

Manage profitable accounts receivable ledgers for existing and new clientele maintaining accuracy of monies enter to appropriate relate account.
Perform and analyze all accounts receivable duties, including proper application of cash, check, ACH, and wire transactions.
Forecast estimate check clearing, deposits, ACH activities and other variables in order to set guidelines for daily cash position.
Verify benefits and eligibility for new patients.
Determine medical benefits base on contractual agreements assuring benefits are applied correctly for patients during claims processing.
Code invoices, research customer information, perform detail reconciliations, analyze exceptions with customer information and billing.

Claims account specialist vs accounts receivable analyst skills

Common claims account specialist skills

Customer Service, 28%
Medical Terminology, 13%
Patient Accounts, 9%
Medical Treatment, 7%
Process Payments, 7%
Medicaid, 7%

Common accounts receivable analyst skills

Customer Service, 13%
Reconciliations, 8%
Customer Accounts, 7%
Pivot Tables, 4%
Patients, 4%
Financial Reports, 4%

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