Toll settlement clerk vs billing coder

The differences between toll settlement clerks and billing coders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a toll settlement clerk and a billing coder. Additionally, a billing coder has an average salary of $37,554, which is higher than the $36,762 average annual salary of a toll settlement clerk.

The top three skills for a toll settlement clerk include customer service, and . The most important skills for a billing coder are patients, ICD-10, and data entry.

Toll settlement clerk vs billing coder overview

	Toll Settlement Clerk	Billing Coder
Yearly salary	$36,762	$37,554
Hourly rate	$17.67	$18.05
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	66,300	55,376
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 27%	Associate Degree, 32%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Toll settlement clerk vs billing coder salary

Toll settlement clerks and billing coders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Toll Settlement Clerk	Billing Coder
Average salary	$36,762	$37,554
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $54,000	Between $30,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between toll settlement clerk and billing coder education

There are a few differences between a toll settlement clerk and a billing coder in terms of educational background:

	Toll Settlement Clerk	Billing Coder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 27%	Associate Degree, 32%
Most common major	Biology	Health Care Administration
Most common college	Northwestern University	Stanford University

Toll settlement clerk vs billing coder demographics

Here are the differences between toll settlement clerks' and billing coders' demographics:

	Toll Settlement Clerk	Billing Coder
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 48.0% Female, 52.0%	Male, 8.8% Female, 91.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.1% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 6.0% White, 66.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 6.8% White, 56.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between toll settlement clerk and billing coder duties and responsibilities

Toll settlement clerk example responsibilities.

Partner with sales representatives and managers to coordinate delivery and merchandising schedule.
Operate cash registers and credit card machines when customers pay for their bakery items.

Billing coder example responsibilities.

Accept and process healthcare claims and confidential medical records; verify patient eligibility and manage the Medicare and Medicaid billing process.
Review documentation to assign or confirm E/M, CPT, HCPCS, modifiers and ICD-9 codes.
Process insurance claims to various carriers like Medicare, Medicaid, commercial, and private insurances.
Verify patient insurance and/or Medicaid eligibility status and produce 'no insurance' letters for non establish patients.
Use EMR to submit claims.
Correct coding of CPT, HCPCS and ICD-9 codes necessary to ensure appropriate reimbursement.

Toll settlement clerk vs billing coder skills

Common toll settlement clerk skills

Customer Service, 100%

Common billing coder skills

Patients, 18%
ICD-10, 9%
Data Entry, 7%
Medical Terminology, 5%
Home Health, 5%
HCPCS, 5%