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Medical Association of Billers
2004 Annual Medical Billing
Salary and Statistics Survey
Thank you to everyone who responded to this years Annual Medical Billing Survey! The
results were fantastic! We have divided the country into 6 regions, North East,
North Central, North West, South East, South Central and South West.
1. Those
responding to the survey were from:
NE
 |
20%
Single specialty group |
|
37.5%
Hospital medical records |
|
5%
Multi specialty group |
|
22.5%
Billing service |
|
7.5%Solo
practice |
|
7.5%
Hospital outpatient |
|
NC
|
50%
Billing service |
|
16.6%
Insurance carrier |
|
33.4%Hospital
medical records |
|
NW
|
25%
solo practice |
|
25%
Single specialty group |
|
25%
Insurance carrier |
|
25%
Hospital medical records |
|
SE
|
15.4%
single specialty group |
|
61.5%
Hospital medical records |
|
19.2%
Billing service |
|
3.9%
Insurance carrier |
|
SC
|
31%
Single specialty group |
|
23%
Hospital medical records |
|
8%
Solo practice |
|
8%
Hospital outpatient |
|
19.2%
Billing service |
|
8%
Multi specialty group |
|
2.8%
Ambulatory surgery |
|
SW
|
31.8%
Hospital medical records |
|
9%
Solo practice |
|
9%
Single specialty group |
|
22.9%
Billing service |
|
4.5%
Multi specialty group |
|
22.8%
Hospital outpatient |
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2. Of
the respondents:
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14.4% were Certified Billers |
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19.2% were Certified Coders |
|
40%
use a Superbill |
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50.4% review their codes
annually |
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62.4% use current coding manuals |
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43.2% use some practice
management software |
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34.4% use some coding software |
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46.4% verify insurance prior to
the patient seeing the provider |
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70.4% collect patient co-pay’s
before the office visit, 17.6% collect after and 12% bill the patients for
their co-pay’s |
3. The
percentage of offices billing electronically by region is:
| NW 50% |
NC
67% |
NE
68% |
| SW
68% |
SC
77% |
SE
85% |
4. The percentage of offices using a clearinghouse by region is:
|
NW
50%
|
NC
83% |
NE
73% |
| SW
82% |
SC
92% |
SE
85% |
5. The
percentage of offices where the Providers do their own coding:
|
NW
100% |
NC
83% |
NE
100% |
| SW
95% |
SC 100% |
SE
100% |
6. Billers
generate claims:
NE
|
33% daily |
|
53% individually |
|
14% weekly |
|
NC
| 33% daily |
| 67% individually |
| 00% weekly |
|
NW
|
0%
daily |
|
100%
individually |
|
0% weekly |
|
SE
|
19%
daily |
|
69%
individually |
|
12% weekly |
|
SC
|
38%
daily |
|
62%
individually |
|
0% weekly |
|
SW
|
14%
daily |
|
68%
individually |
|
18% weekly |
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7. The
length of time on average before insurance carriers are billed:
| 0-3 days
85% |
8-15 days
3% |
| 4-7 days
10% |
16-30 days
2% |
8. On Average, people
working in a provider's office make:
NE
|
$15-25
78% |
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$26-35
13% |
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$36-45
2% |
|
over
60 7% |
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NC
|
$15-25
83% |
|
$26-35
17% |
|
$36-45
2% |
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over
60 7% |
|
NW
|
$15-25
75% |
|
$46-50
25% |
|
SE
|
$15-25
88% |
|
$26-35
8% |
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over
60 4% |
|
SC
|
$15-25
81% |
|
$26-35
12% |
|
$36-45
7% |
|
SW
|
$15-25
82% |
|
$26-35
5% |
|
$36-45
9% |
|
over
60 4% |
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9. Only 41% of the respondents review and verify each EOB. and only
45% have ever
appealed a denied claim!
10. Provider
offices with Compliance Plans in force by region are:
|
NW 100% |
NC 100% |
NE
30% |
| SW
18 % |
SC
31% |
SE
19% |
11. Billing
Centers with Compliance Plans in force by region are:
|
NW
0% |
NC
17% |
NE 5% |
| SW 14% |
SC 15% |
SE 11% |
12. 72%
of the Provider offices are using a billing service. And the average number of providers that billing services
bill for by region are:
|
NW
0 |
NC
38 |
NE 152 |
| SW
38 |
SC 12 |
SE
5 |
13. The
average rates charged by billing services by region are:
14. Consultants
who perform chart reviews on average charge either $25 per chart or $100 per
hour.
15.
The average number of charts
reviewed by per consultant per day is 50.
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