Medical insurance biller vs bill collector

The differences between medical insurance billers and bill collectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a medical insurance biller, becoming a bill collector takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a medical insurance biller has an average salary of $36,575, which is higher than the $35,585 average annual salary of a bill collector.

The top three skills for a medical insurance biller include patients, medical terminology and appeals. The most important skills for a bill collector are patients, customer service, and medicaid.

Medical insurance biller vs bill collector overview

	Medical Insurance Biller	Bill Collector
Yearly salary	$36,575	$35,585
Hourly rate	$17.58	$17.11
Growth rate	-3%	-8%
Number of jobs	128,300	23,746
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Diploma, 29%	High School Diploma, 27%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	12

Medical insurance biller vs bill collector salary

Medical insurance billers and bill collectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Medical Insurance Biller	Bill Collector
Average salary	$36,575	$35,585
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $42,000	Between $30,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Pittsfield, MA
Highest paying state	-	Virginia
Best paying company	-	Retina Group Of Washington
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between medical insurance biller and bill collector education

There are a few differences between a medical insurance biller and a bill collector in terms of educational background:

	Medical Insurance Biller	Bill Collector
Most common degree	Diploma, 29%	High School Diploma, 27%
Most common major	Insurance	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Medical insurance biller vs bill collector demographics

Here are the differences between medical insurance billers' and bill collectors' demographics:

	Medical Insurance Biller	Bill Collector
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 10.0% Female, 90.0%	Male, 20.0% Female, 80.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.0% Asian, 7.0% White, 56.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 24.0% Asian, 3.5% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	8%

Differences between medical insurance biller and bill collector duties and responsibilities

Medical insurance biller example responsibilities.

Manage all aspects of AR including writing letters for medical necessity, claim denials, bundling issues and charge capture.
Work on computer systems Laserfiche and MedFm
Update patient demographic and create new accounts in AS400.
Address student's concerns, work with academic and attendance appeals boards.
Download and organize charts from hospital's website into Laserfiche before coding.
Require the ability to read and analyze EOB's from all insurance companies.

Bill collector example responsibilities.

Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.
Follow HIPPA and FDCPA guidelines to ensure legal collection practices are utilized.
Bill and collect all skil Medicare, and other insurance claims which include HMO claims denials.
Provide patients with information and resources essential to their financial needs including payment arrangements and account reminders.
Take payments by ACH and debit cards.
Collect A/R payments from medical insurance companies and customers.

Medical insurance biller vs bill collector skills

Common medical insurance biller skills

Patients, 26%
Medical Terminology, 5%
Appeals, 5%
Data Entry, 5%
Medicaid, 4%
Insurance Carriers, 4%

Common bill collector skills

Patients, 19%
Customer Service, 7%
Medicaid, 6%
Medical Billing, 4%
Patient Accounts, 4%
Appeals, 4%

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