Sources and method: how each figure on this site is checked

• A figure from another organization is used only after we open its source and read the sentence it rests on. The source is linked next to the figure.
• When a source says less than our sentence claimed, we cut the sentence back to match the source.
• Prices and terms that are ours are labelled as ours. Prices are indicative until your written quote confirms the exact fee. Your own wages and savings will differ.
• Rules that can limit offshore work are taken from the law or the regulator where we can read the original. This is general information, not legal advice. Review your payer contracts and the rules where you practice with your compliance advisor.
• The site makes no claims about past clients, ratings or awards, because there is nothing of that kind to show.

The in-house figure starts from the BLS median wage for a US medical records specialist, $51,140. Benefits are scaled from the BLS benefit share of 30% of compensation, which adds $21,917. Rehiring multiplies the SHRM cost per hire, $4,700, by BLS annual turnover in health care, 34%, which adds $1,598. The total is $74,655 a year.

Workspace, hardware, software and supervisor time are left out, so the in-house cost is understated rather than overstated. The full comparison, with a percentage-of-collections example, is on the offshore medical billing cost page.

When a published statement turns out to say more than its source, we correct it and record it here. The first corrections, all made on October 4, 2026, followed a line-by-line check of each source:

Later corrections are added to this table with their date. To report an error, book a call using the calendar on this page and tell us which page and which figure.