Hospital admissions clerk vs insurance clerk

The differences between hospital admissions clerks and insurance clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a hospital admissions clerk, becoming an insurance clerk takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an insurance clerk has an average salary of $33,089, which is higher than the $30,864 average annual salary of a hospital admissions clerk.

The top three skills for a hospital admissions clerk include patients, office equipment and data entry. The most important skills for an insurance clerk are patients, insurance verification, and data entry.

Hospital admissions clerk vs insurance clerk overview

	Hospital Admissions Clerk	Insurance Clerk
Yearly salary	$30,864	$33,089
Hourly rate	$14.84	$15.91
Growth rate	-5%	-3%
Number of jobs	126,783	147,755
Job satisfaction	4	2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	High School Diploma, 29%
Average age	47	44
Years of experience	2	4

Hospital admissions clerk vs insurance clerk salary

Hospital admissions clerks and insurance clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hospital Admissions Clerk	Insurance Clerk
Average salary	$30,864	$33,089
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $38,000	Between $27,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Henderson, NV
Highest paying state	-	New Hampshire
Best paying company	-	Lenoir Memorial Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between hospital admissions clerk and insurance clerk education

There are a few differences between a hospital admissions clerk and an insurance clerk in terms of educational background:

	Hospital Admissions Clerk	Insurance Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	High School Diploma, 29%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Hospital admissions clerk vs insurance clerk demographics

Here are the differences between hospital admissions clerks' and insurance clerks' demographics:

	Hospital Admissions Clerk	Insurance Clerk
Average age	47	44
Gender ratio	Male, 20.7% Female, 79.3%	Male, 8.3% Female, 91.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 10.2% White, 54.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	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	6%	11%

Differences between hospital admissions clerk and insurance clerk duties and responsibilities

Hospital admissions clerk example responsibilities.

Manage front office check-in, insurance verification and certifications from doctors.
Register patients upon entry of the emergency room while collecting personal medical and insurance information.
Process surgery schedules for billing.
Assist nurses and doctors with paging other personnel and teams (stroke, trauma, radiology, etc).
Check insurance eligibility for Medicare and Medicaid.
Administer registration of patients and pass on information to require hospital departments.

Insurance clerk example responsibilities.

Manage front office check-in, insurance verification and certifications from doctors.
Establish and implement procedures for completion of patient super bills with proper diagnostic coding utilizing ICD-9 and CPT code manuals.
Maintain patient medical records insuring diagnosis codes (ICD-9) are itemized correctly and name and address of insurance carriers record.
Schedule and obtain authorization for outpatient procedures for patients via private insurance, worker's compensation, and Medicare/ Medicaid.
Complete several ICD-10 training courses.
Perform medical coding with most accurate and descriptive HCPCS code.

Hospital admissions clerk vs insurance clerk skills

Common hospital admissions clerk skills

Patients, 31%
Office Equipment, 8%
Data Entry, 5%
Phone Calls, 5%
Computer System, 5%
Conference Room, 4%

Common insurance clerk skills

Patients, 25%
Insurance Verification, 7%
Data Entry, 7%
Customer Service, 6%
Insurance Coverage, 5%
Computer System, 3%

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