Insurance verifier vs verifier

The differences between insurance verifiers and verifiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become an insurance verifier, becoming a verifier takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a verifier has an average salary of $34,721, which is higher than the $33,450 average annual salary of an insurance verifier.

The top three skills for an insurance verifier include patients, insurance verification and medical terminology. The most important skills for a verifier are pallet jack, computer system, and customer service.

Insurance verifier vs verifier overview

	Insurance Verifier	Verifier
Yearly salary	$33,450	$34,721
Hourly rate	$16.08	$16.69
Growth rate	-3%	-
Number of jobs	84,023	650
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 25%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	44	43
Years of experience	4	2

Insurance verifier vs verifier salary

Insurance verifiers and verifiers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Insurance Verifier	Verifier
Average salary	$33,450	$34,721
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $40,000	Between $26,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	Cranston, RI
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	MSC Industrial Direct Co
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between insurance verifier and verifier education

There are a few differences between an insurance verifier and a verifier in terms of educational background:

	Insurance Verifier	Verifier
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 25%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Health Care Administration	Business
Most common college	-	-

Insurance verifier vs verifier demographics

Here are the differences between insurance verifiers' and verifiers' demographics:

	Insurance Verifier	Verifier
Average age	44	43
Gender ratio	Male, 10.5% Female, 89.5%	Male, 29.3% Female, 70.7%
Race ratio	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%	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%
LGBT Percentage	11%	6%

Differences between insurance verifier and verifier duties and responsibilities

Insurance verifier example responsibilities.

Manage database by processing renewals and endorsements.
Verify eligibility for members who have Medicaid and Medicare.
Verify and process demographic information and insurance benefits to register inpatients, outpatients, short procedures, and emergency room patients.
Handle a substantial amount of Allstate customers, third party carriers, and others who need assistance to file a claim.

Verifier example responsibilities.

Obtain authorizations for specialty tests and surgerys all on EMR.
Batch claims to be place into the OCR system in specific categories.
Assist in CHDP billing, collect co-payments and balance out patients accounts.
Used the AnyDoc OCR software, where priority are given to detail and accuracy.
Verify insurance benefits for future procedures, create accounts and calculate estimates per CPT code/ allowable.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of HIPAA regulations as well as worker s compensation and state auto insurance requirements.

Insurance verifier vs verifier skills

Common insurance verifier skills

Patients, 25%
Insurance Verification, 9%
Medical Terminology, 9%
Customer Service, 7%
Data Entry, 5%
Insurance Eligibility, 4%

Common verifier skills

Pallet Jack, 23%
Computer System, 22%
Customer Service, 9%
Medicaid, 8%
Inbound Calls, 8%
Outbound Calls, 7%