Claims reviewer vs reviewer

The differences between claims reviewers and reviewers 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 reviewer, becoming a reviewer takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a reviewer has an average salary of $48,691, which is higher than the $41,011 average annual salary of a claims reviewer.

The top three skills for a claims reviewer include home health, insurance claims and data entry. The most important skills for a reviewer are patients, healthcare, and home health.

Claims reviewer vs reviewer overview

	Claims Reviewer	Reviewer
Yearly salary	$41,011	$48,691
Hourly rate	$19.72	$23.41
Growth rate	-4%	-
Number of jobs	9,789	2,286
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	40	42
Years of experience	12	2

Claims reviewer vs reviewer salary

Claims reviewers and reviewers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Claims Reviewer	Reviewer
Average salary	$41,011	$48,691
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $54,000	Between $33,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Oregon
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between claims reviewer and reviewer education

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

	Claims Reviewer	Reviewer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Claims reviewer vs reviewer demographics

Here are the differences between claims reviewers' and reviewers' demographics:

	Claims Reviewer	Reviewer
Average age	40	42
Gender ratio	Male, 30.2% Female, 69.8%	Male, 36.6% Female, 63.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 15.5% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 7.2% White, 55.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 13.4% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 5.2% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	7%	9%

Differences between claims reviewer and reviewer duties and responsibilities

Claims reviewer example responsibilities.

Manage day-to-day operations of claims department and provide general oversight and direction of all claims activity.
Review worker comp claims base on state fee schedule and ICD-9 guidelines.
Research ICD-9 codes and verify they are equivalent with customer s diagnoses.
Review accounts per OCC guidelines that all efforts are met and due diligence complete.
Research claims, review document findings and execute OCC approve harm test for each file.
Help maintain company compliance with FDA and ICH Regulations/Guidelines governing the reporting of adverse event reports.

Reviewer example responsibilities.

Manage afive person team responsible for covering scope, assigning, analysis and then final review ofInvestigation ROI.
Review HUD-1, GFE, TIL and disclosures with the requirements of RESPA and TILA.
Work as a team member, reviewing and compiling GC and HPLC data.
Confirm federal, VA and state compliances, also maintain CRA, HMDA and RESPA compliance records.
Review documents to evaluate and assign dollar values to claims resulting from the 2010 BP oil spill.
Review contemporary fiction and non-fiction base on story, pace, characters, ending, and layout.

Claims reviewer vs reviewer skills

Common claims reviewer skills

Home Health, 50%
Insurance Claims, 5%
Data Entry, 5%
Medical Terminology, 3%
CPT, 3%
Claims Submission, 3%

Common reviewer skills

Patients, 13%
Healthcare, 10%
Home Health, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Excellent Time Management, 7%
CMS, 5%