Senior billing analyst vs billing administrator

The differences between senior billing analysts and billing administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a senior billing analyst and a billing administrator. Additionally, a senior billing analyst has an average salary of $58,951, which is higher than the $39,442 average annual salary of a billing administrator.

The top three skills for a senior billing analyst include reconciliations, SQL and financial reports. The most important skills for a billing administrator are data entry, patients, and billing issues.

Senior billing analyst vs billing administrator overview

	Senior Billing Analyst	Billing Administrator
Yearly salary	$58,951	$39,442
Hourly rate	$28.34	$18.96
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	30,598	71,952
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Senior billing analyst vs billing administrator salary

Senior billing analysts and billing administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Billing Analyst	Billing Administrator
Average salary	$58,951	$39,442
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $84,000	Between $30,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Washington	New Jersey
Best paying company	Bayer	Buckley King
Best paying industry	Finance	Construction

Differences between senior billing analyst and billing administrator education

There are a few differences between a senior billing analyst and a billing administrator in terms of educational background:

	Senior Billing Analyst	Billing Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Senior billing analyst vs billing administrator demographics

Here are the differences between senior billing analysts' and billing administrators' demographics:

	Senior Billing Analyst	Billing Administrator
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 31.1% Female, 68.9%	Male, 16.7% Female, 83.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 7.8% White, 57.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 7.2% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between senior billing analyst and billing administrator duties and responsibilities

Senior billing analyst example responsibilities.

Lead the requirement gathering effort from key customers for development of new JAVA applications and for troubleshooting customer issues.
Range of knowledge in CPT, ICD-9, HCPCS codes and other billing standards.
Forecast, prepare, and analyze cash flow, DSO, and bad debt reserve
Monitor compliance to corporate financial and legal policies and (Sarbanes-Oxley law) SOX compliance.
Maintain invoice files and supporting documentation as required for audits and in accordance with SOX requirements.
Prepare certification of medical necessity and prior authorization forms for Medicaid reimbursement and follow through on appeals when applicable.

Billing administrator example responsibilities.

Manage facility procedures relate to insurance and billing and solve patients' queries regarding their insurance renewal and expiry.
Perform coding of inpatient/outpatient office, endoscopy, & pathology services and ensure proper assignment of ICD-9 and CPT codes.
Experience with CMS FISS systems.
Coordinate HCPC and ICD-9 codes for billing.
Reconcile JDE invoicing reports to CMS invoicing reports.
Implement corporate or departmental policies, HIPAA compliance, and service standards in conjunction with clinical and billing.

Senior billing analyst vs billing administrator skills

Common senior billing analyst skills

Reconciliations, 7%
SQL, 7%
Financial Reports, 5%
Billing Issues, 5%
Process Improvement, 5%
Epic, 5%

Common billing administrator skills

Data Entry, 12%
Patients, 12%
Billing Issues, 7%
Financial Reports, 4%
Billing System, 4%
Medical Billing, 3%

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