How to hire a medical auditor

How to hire a medical auditor, step by step

Here's a step-by-step medical auditor hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a medical auditor job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new medical auditor
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your medical auditor job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a medical auditor for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect medical auditor also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list shows salaries for various types of medical auditors.

   Type of Medical Auditor	Description	Hourly rate
   Medical Auditor	Medical records and health information technicians, commonly referred to as health information technicians, organize and manage health information data. They ensure its quality, accuracy, accessibility, and security in both paper and electronic systems... Show more	$16-38
   Health Information Technician	A health information technician is primarily responsible for managing and handling patient information, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality. They coordinate with various health care workers to gather patient data, laboratory results, test findings, and medical histories, encoding them in clinical databases in a timely and efficient manner... Show more	$12-21
   Records Manager	The records manager is an important position that handles the creation, organization, and disposal of records. They are also responsible for establishing systems for their management and the maintenance, verification, and evaluation of extant systems... Show more	$15-32

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • ICD-10
   • HCPCS
   • HIPAA
   • Patients
   • Surgery
   • Audit Findings
   • E/M
   • Data Entry
   • DRG
   • Clinical Documentation
   • Health Insurance
   • Medical Terminology
   • Appeals
   • HCC

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   Responsibilities:

   • Review confidential and substantial health documentation and make sound, evidence-base decisions concerning compliance to HIPPA and other manage care policies.
   • Handle and interpret medical documentation such as UB04 claim forms and EOB's on a daily basis.
   • Review all EOB's to ensure claim paid per contract and submit appeals for claims underpay or deny payment in error.
   • Review medical records to determine if clinical documentation support coding and DRG assignments.
   • Advance knowledge - CMS and provider contract rules.
   • Process HCFA and UB claims in a production environment.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the medical auditor job description is a good way to get more applicants. A medical auditor salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for a medical auditor in Nebraska may be lower than in Maryland, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level medical auditor. Additionally, a medical auditor with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average medical auditor salary

   $53,683yearly

   $25.81 hourly rate

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   Entry-level medical auditor salary

   $35,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 17, 2026

   Average medical auditor salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$73,810	$35
   2	Maryland	$70,604	$34
   3	Connecticut	$67,374	$32
   4	Pennsylvania	$66,189	$32
   5	Delaware	$63,906	$31
   6	Nevada	$63,814	$31
   7	New York	$62,915	$30
   8	Massachusetts	$62,415	$30
   9	Alaska	$61,335	$29
   10	Texas	$61,159	$29
   11	Virginia	$60,070	$29
   12	Rhode Island	$59,331	$29
   13	Georgia	$57,490	$28
   14	Mississippi	$55,619	$27
   15	Indiana	$54,744	$26
   16	West Virginia	$54,736	$26
   17	Minnesota	$53,152	$26
   18	Michigan	$51,767	$25
   19	Montana	$49,298	$24
   20	Illinois	$49,123	$24

   Average medical auditor salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	TÜV SÜD America	$88,566	$42.58	127
   2	Guidehouse	$82,715	$39.77	89
   3	La Paloma Urgent Care & Physician Offices	$67,134	$32.28
   4	Carle Foundation	$66,314	$31.88	129
   5	AmeriHealth Caritas	$63,292	$30.43
   6	Unm Medical Group, Inc.	$63,237	$30.40	7
   7	Maxim Healthcare Group	$62,823	$30.20
   8	South Georgia Medical Center	$62,147	$29.88
   9	Corporate Health Resources	$57,465	$27.63
   10	UnitedHealth Group	$57,429	$27.61	113
   11	Evolent Health	$57,409	$27.60	46
   12	Mountain Ahec	$56,425	$27.13	1
   13	Urology Austin	$55,986	$26.92
   14	Aerotek	$52,033	$25.02	8
   15	WellSpan Health	$50,945	$24.49	4
   16	Kelly Services	$50,478	$24.27	5
   17	Robert Half	$47,389	$22.78	70
   18	SGS	$47,239	$22.71	13
   19	PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NORTHERN CENTRAL	$47,176	$22.68
   20	Exceptional	$47,176	$22.68	2

4. Writing a medical auditor job description

   A good medical auditor job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a medical auditor job description:

   Medical auditor job description example

   Responsible for working independently on reviews of medical record documentation and corresponding charges and coding to assess compliance with all regulations of federal and state agencies and third party payors. Coordinates monitoring of all coding accuracy and documentation adequacy. Conducts trends analyses to identify patterns and variations in coding and case-mix index. Compares coding and reimbursement profile with national and regional norms to identify variations. Conducts internal investigations of changes in coding practices or reports of other potential problems pertaining to coding. Responsible for auditing and investigating patient inquiries regarding services provided. Responsible for coordinating and scheduling all third party chart audits. Will assist Corporate Compliance in maintaining the hospital's Corporate Compliance Program.
   Performance Expectations: Demonstrates the ability to review the EMR for abnormal results and communicate with the Emergency Room Physician if further treatment is needed. Demonstrates the ability to communicate effectively with patients. Demonstrates the ability to work under the direction of the ED Manager, to complete various task when needed
   
   Education: Licensed RN or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Health Information Management or health related field required.
   Extensive knowledge of CPT and ICD-9 codes required. A working knowledge of medical terminology, patient
   care services and medical record chart documentation (inpatient and outpatient) is also required. Must have
   extensive knowledge of medical diagnosis, treatment protocol, and current federal and state healthcare rules and
   regulations sufficient to verify billing compliance. Proficiency with word processing and spreadsheet programs
   on a personal computer required. Experience using the following applications is desirable: Word, Excel, Access,
   and ACL. Must have effective written and oral communication skills and be able to work with all levels of
   management.
   
   Work Experience : Three to four years recent experience in clinical operations, medical record auditing, coding, billing, or reimbursement required.
   
   Certification/Licensure : Required to hold a current license to practice professional nursing in the state of Mississippi. Professional certification such as CCS, ART, or RRA preferred

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right medical auditor for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your medical auditor job on Zippia to find and recruit medical auditor candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as healthcarejobsite, health jobs nationwide, hospitalcareers, medreps.com.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit medical auditors, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new medical auditor

   Once you've selected the best medical auditor candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new medical auditor. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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