Coding clerks supervisor vs collection supervisor

The differences between coding clerks supervisors and collection supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a coding clerks supervisor and a collection supervisor. Additionally, a collection supervisor has an average salary of $64,766, which is higher than the $61,033 average annual salary of a coding clerks supervisor.

The top three skills for a coding clerks supervisor include coders, ICD-10 and epic. The most important skills for a collection supervisor are customer service, FDCPA, and delinquent accounts.

Coding clerks supervisor vs collection supervisor overview

	Coding Clerks Supervisor	Collection Supervisor
Yearly salary	$61,033	$64,766
Hourly rate	$29.34	$31.14
Growth rate	11%	-8%
Number of jobs	19,951	21,526
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Coding clerks supervisor vs collection supervisor salary

Coding clerks supervisors and collection supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Coding Clerks Supervisor	Collection Supervisor
Average salary	$61,033	$64,766
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $84,000	Between $45,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	Mount Laurel, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Intuitive Surgical
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between coding clerks supervisor and collection supervisor education

There are a few differences between a coding clerks supervisor and a collection supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Coding Clerks Supervisor	Collection Supervisor
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Health Care Administration	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	California State University - Bakersfield

Coding clerks supervisor vs collection supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between coding clerks supervisors' and collection supervisors' demographics:

	Coding Clerks Supervisor	Collection Supervisor
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 23.2% Female, 76.8%	Male, 44.6% Female, 55.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 6.4% White, 62.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 5.2% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between coding clerks supervisor and collection supervisor duties and responsibilities

Coding clerks supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage departmental production expectations, including DNFB reporting, denials management, and A/R revenue days.
Code all medical records using ICD-9-CM and CPT-4 coding systems.
Validate accuracy in the assignment of ICD-9-CM and CPT-4 coding.
Code inpatient, outpatient, same day surgery, interventional radiology, and rehabilitation charts.
Demonstrate EMR to visiting hospital HIM/IS managers.
Investigate aging accounts on the DNFB report.

Collection supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage receivables, calculate DSO, cash projections, and presentations to upper level management.
Manage re-billings for third party accounts including: commercial carriers, manage care, PPO, POS and HMO organizations.
Verify insurance coverage including Medicaid, Medicare, HMO and indemnity insurance.
Demonstrate effective negotiation urgency and problem resolution skills to resolve delinquent accounts by following state and federal guidelines.
Call monitoring template/system utilize daily to ensure agents are using proper collection techniques, maintaining professionalism and following FDCPA guidelines.
Complete weekly QA's and coaching's for a team of 12+.

Coding clerks supervisor vs collection supervisor skills

Common coding clerks supervisor skills

Coders, 12%
ICD-10, 11%
Epic, 10%
Revenue Cycle, 7%
HIPAA, 7%
Clinical Documentation, 5%

Common collection supervisor skills

Customer Service, 22%
FDCPA, 5%
Delinquent Accounts, 4%
Credit Card, 4%
Direct Reports, 3%
Medicare, 3%

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