Mid-Level

Medical Billing Manager

A Medical Billing Manager owns the revenue-cycle workflow on the billing side — managing the team that gets claims out, denials worked, and patient balances collected in a healthcare practice or facility.

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Enterprisingleading, persuading
Conventionalorganizing, detail-oriented
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Job markets for Medical Billing Managers
Employment concentration · ~393 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Medical Billing Manager

Days tend to revolve around claims work and team management. You're reviewing aging reports, watching denial trends, coaching billers through complex cases, and partnering with coding when documentation gaps surface. Payer-specific rules change constantly, so staying current is part of the job.

The collaboration piece is heavy. You're working with physicians, coders, front-desk registration, and payers, and the friction usually lives at the handoffs: a procedure miscoded, an authorization missed, an insurance change not captured at check-in. Reporting to practice leadership on collections and AR days is typically a regular cadence.

People who tend to thrive enjoy operational improvement work with a regulatory angle and don't mind that the wins are often invisible. If you need clinical work, strategic visibility, or a faster pace, the role's back-office nature can feel narrow.

SupportAbove avg
RelationshipsAbove avg
IndependenceAbove avg
Working ConditionsModerate
AchievementModerate
RecognitionModerate
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
INDUSTRIES PAYING ABOVE AVERAGE
1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Medical Billing Managers (SOC 43-1011.00), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$44K–$103K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
1.5M
U.S. Employment
-0.3%
10yr Growth
145K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$64K$61K$59K$56K$53K201920202021202220232024$53K$64K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

Social PerceptivenessSpeakingActive ListeningReading ComprehensionCoordinationMonitoringCritical ThinkingActive LearningTime ManagementWriting
O*NET OnLine · Bureau of Labor Statistics
43-1011.00

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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) · BLS Employment Projections · O*NET OnLine
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