Claims collector vs claims clerk

The differences between claims collectors and claims clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a claims collector, becoming a claims clerk takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a claims collector has an average salary of $36,591, which is higher than the $32,815 average annual salary of a claims clerk.

The top three skills for a claims collector include patients, appeals and medicaid. The most important skills for a claims clerk are data entry, customer service, and clerical support.

Claims collector vs claims clerk overview

	Claims Collector	Claims Clerk
Yearly salary	$36,591	$32,815
Hourly rate	$17.59	$15.78
Growth rate	-8%	-3%
Number of jobs	19,142	78,588
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Average age	46	44
Years of experience	12	4

Claims collector vs claims clerk salary

Claims collectors and claims clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Claims Collector	Claims Clerk
Average salary	$36,591	$32,815
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $43,000	Between $27,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between claims collector and claims clerk education

There are a few differences between a claims collector and a claims clerk in terms of educational background:

	Claims Collector	Claims Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Claims collector vs claims clerk demographics

Here are the differences between claims collectors' and claims clerks' demographics:

	Claims Collector	Claims Clerk
Average age	46	44
Gender ratio	Male, 15.8% Female, 84.2%	Male, 17.5% Female, 82.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.1% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% Asian, 3.5% White, 58.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 13.8% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 3.9% White, 63.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	8%	11%

Differences between claims collector and claims clerk duties and responsibilities

Claims collector example responsibilities.

Monitor all assign accounts by reviewing the client's aging, manage all potential bad debit, DSO, aging.
Operate under HIPPA guidelines for all collection activities.
Maintain strict confidentiality and adhere to HIPPA policies.
Maintain high- standards of confidentiality per HIPAA guidelines.
Review and resubmits denials from Medicaid, Medicare and private health insurance.
Research and resolve denials and EOB rejections within standard billing cycle timeframe.

Claims clerk example responsibilities.

Manage adding and removing vendors through claims automate system to ensure they are in compliance with IRS regulations.
File commercial, worker's comp, Medicare, and Medicaid claims to insurance carriers and employers.
Open and sort mail by claim types (HCPA UB 92 and T18).
Process medical HMO claims, POS claims, PPO claims and fee for service claims.
Review, scan, and file HCFA forms
Audit paper claims for accuracy in CPT and ICD9 codes.

Claims collector vs claims clerk skills

Common claims collector skills

Patients, 27%
Appeals, 11%
Medicaid, 10%
Medical Insurance Claims, 8%
EOB, 6%
Outbound Calls, 5%

Common claims clerk skills

Data Entry, 26%
Customer Service, 9%
Clerical Support, 7%
Computer System, 5%
Medical Claims, 4%
Process Claims, 4%