Average Salary of a Medical Billing Clerk
Medical billing clerks perform calculations to prepare bills in medical offices to send to patients and insurance companies. A billing clerk must be familiar with insurance coverage and the rates for medical goods and patient services. According to PayScale, the average salary for a medical billing clerk is between $22,797 and $31,811 as of December 2010.
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Industry
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Billing clerks can work in a medical office such as a physician's office or in a medical and billing company. A medical billing company handles the paperwork and billing for hospitals, clinics and doctors' offices. The salary for a billing clerk working in a medical billing business is between $22,000 and $36,247, while those working directly in doctors' offices earn between $26,500 and $35,500.
Geographic Location
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The geographic location the medical billing clerk works in can have an effect on the salary she may earn. For example, clerks working in New York earn an average salary up to $54,495 and those working in Georgia earn an average annual salary up to $23,849. According to Sperling's, the cost of living in New York City is 41 percent higher than in Atlanta. Cost of living is one of the factors that can determine the average salary paid by employers.
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Employer
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Medical billing clerks may work for a company employer such as a medical billing company or they may work for a private practice or hospital. The average salary of a billing clerk working for a company is higher -- between $25,000 and $38,974. Those clerks working in a private practice earn an average salary of $15,000 to $29,000, according to PayScale.
Certificate and Advancement
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Medical billing clerks may advance to a position as a medical billing and coding specialist. Workers who earn a medical billing specialist certification can make a yearly median salary of $34,817. Certified Medical Billing/Coding Specialists earn median incomes of $31,447, according to PayScale.
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