Claims account specialist vs bill collector

The differences between claims account specialists and bill collectors 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 a bill collector. Additionally, a claims account specialist has an average salary of $37,054, which is higher than the $35,585 average annual salary of a bill collector.

The top three skills for a claims account specialist include customer service, medical terminology and patient accounts. The most important skills for a bill collector are patients, customer service, and medicaid.

Claims account specialist vs bill collector overview

	Claims Account Specialist	Bill Collector
Yearly salary	$37,054	$35,585
Hourly rate	$17.81	$17.11
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	90,491	23,746
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	High School Diploma, 27%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	12	12

Claims account specialist vs bill collector salary

Claims account specialists and bill collectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Claims Account Specialist	Bill Collector
Average salary	$37,054	$35,585
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $43,000	Between $30,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Pittsfield, MA
Highest paying state	-	Virginia
Best paying company	-	Retina Group Of Washington
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between claims account specialist and bill collector education

There are a few differences between a claims account specialist and a bill collector in terms of educational background:

	Claims Account Specialist	Bill Collector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	High School Diploma, 27%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Claims account specialist vs bill collector demographics

Here are the differences between claims account specialists' and bill collectors' demographics:

	Claims Account Specialist	Bill Collector
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 26.0% Female, 74.0%	Male, 20.0% Female, 80.0%
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, 11.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 24.0% Asian, 3.5% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between claims account specialist and bill collector 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.

Bill collector example responsibilities.

Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.
Follow HIPPA and FDCPA guidelines to ensure legal collection practices are utilized.
Bill and collect all skil Medicare, and other insurance claims which include HMO claims denials.
Provide patients with information and resources essential to their financial needs including payment arrangements and account reminders.
Take payments by ACH and debit cards.
Collect A/R payments from medical insurance companies and customers.

Claims account specialist vs bill collector skills

Common claims account specialist skills

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

Common bill collector skills

Patients, 19%
Customer Service, 7%
Medicaid, 6%
Medical Billing, 4%
Patient Accounts, 4%
Appeals, 4%

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