Correspondence coordinator vs claims coordinator

The differences between correspondence coordinators and claims coordinators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a correspondence coordinator, becoming a claims coordinator takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a correspondence coordinator has an average salary of $45,618, which is higher than the $38,620 average annual salary of a claims coordinator.

The top three skills for a correspondence coordinator include HIPAA, customer service and sharepoint. The most important skills for a claims coordinator are customer service, patients, and data entry.

Correspondence coordinator vs claims coordinator overview

	Correspondence Coordinator	Claims Coordinator
Yearly salary	$45,618	$38,620
Hourly rate	$21.93	$18.57
Growth rate	-	-6%
Number of jobs	16,466	27,332
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	43	44
Years of experience	4	6

Correspondence coordinator vs claims coordinator salary

Correspondence coordinators and claims coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Correspondence Coordinator	Claims Coordinator
Average salary	$45,618	$38,620
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $60,000	Between $31,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	Federal Way, WA
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Xcel Energy
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between correspondence coordinator and claims coordinator education

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

	Correspondence Coordinator	Claims Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Correspondence coordinator vs claims coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between correspondence coordinators' and claims coordinators' demographics:

	Correspondence Coordinator	Claims Coordinator
Average age	43	44
Gender ratio	Male, 23.6% Female, 76.4%	Male, 24.6% Female, 75.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 5.9% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 5.3% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	6%	10%

Differences between correspondence coordinator and claims coordinator duties and responsibilities

Correspondence coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage and coordinate the workload of the release team members and are responsible for organizing and hosting all production release windows.
Preform data entry for various HUD documents.
Review HUD as well as loan closing documents.
Process Medicaid accounts within time restraints govern by company policies.
Review patient referrals to speciality clinics to insure patients meet HMO prerequesites.
Process medicaid claimsSort and prep claimsSet up appeals submit by various providers

Claims coordinator example responsibilities.

Investigate, evaluate, and manage call to complete coverage analysis confirming or denying coverage using Xactimate estimating software.
Process and adjust Medicare claims, provide feedback to providers on proper CPT, ICD-9 coding for billing purposes.
Serve as point of contact for all legal issues relate to HIPAA.
Streamline audit procedures of TPA and maintain extremely high production rate which help in keeping staffing requirements lower.
Review and audit claims -Using correct CPT and DX codes -Denial reports -correct billing error, resubmitted claims for proper payment
Communicate with company management, injure workers/customers, medical providers and TPA, as necessary, regarding claim relate matters.

Correspondence coordinator vs claims coordinator skills

Common correspondence coordinator skills

HIPAA, 18%
Customer Service, 16%
SharePoint, 14%
Subpoenas, 9%
Telephone Calls, 8%
Correspondence Procedures, 5%

Common claims coordinator skills

Customer Service, 23%
Patients, 9%
Data Entry, 8%
Phone Calls, 6%
Insurance Claims, 5%
Quality Standards, 4%

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