Billing + credentialing bundle
Bundle billing with credentialing and pay only a percentage of what you collect. Credentialing is included.
Denial Recovery
Every denied claim lands in a single queue with the dollars at stake and the reason it was rejected, so the fix is obvious and fast.
Why Accel Health
Most billing tools start from scratch. We start with everything we already know about your practice from credentialing and payer enrollment, so billing is set up right from day one.
Billing entities, payer contracts, and provider details carry over from credentialing and enrollment. Nothing to re-enter.
Choose to add a payer and we get you enrolled. Once the contract is effective, it moves straight into billing.
Enrollment status informs billing, and denial patterns feed back into enrollment, so the same problem doesn't keep costing you.
Reporting
Weekly check-ins at first, then monthly, with reporting on what is submitted, collected, and outstanding.
Pricing
Billing is a percentage of what you collect, so we are paid when you are. A monthly minimum of $1,000 applies.*
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If you're thinking about getting credentialed under your own name or switching billing platforms, we can help. Anything not covered here, just ask us during your demo!
You pay a percentage of what we actually collect for you, nothing on claims that don't get paid. The rate steps down as your practice grows:
| Annual collections | Rate |
|---|---|
| Up to $1M | 6% |
| $1M to $2M | 5% |
| $2M+ | 4% |
A $1,000 monthly minimum applies. For a solo practice collecting under about $16,700 a month, the minimum is what you'll pay rather than 6%. Above that, the percentage takes over.
The rates above are our standard pricing. We don't negotiate the percentage at the solo level, but if you're bringing a group or multiple providers, talk to us.
The Automated Banking Fee is optional. If you choose it, it adds 1% of your monthly collections to your billing rate, and the two together make up the total fee on your invoice. For example, a practice at the 6% rate that adds automated banking pays 7% in total.
It covers our automated payment infrastructure:
Payer and patient payments still go directly to your bank account. We never hold your funds. The banking fee is separate from the 3% processing fee, which only applies if you pay our invoices by credit card instead of ACH.
Yes, when you sign up for billing. It covers up to 10 payers per provider, with no hidden fees. Credentialing on its own, without billing, is $250 per enrollment.
Two things to know up front:
We handle the whole process: primary source verification of your documents, cleaning up and attesting your CAQH profile as your delegate, and submitting each payer application. You'll see the live status of every application in your dashboard, and your contracts are stored there when they come through.
The agreement runs 12 months from your start date. It renews each year unless either of us gives 30 days' written notice before the term ends. After the first term, either of us can end it at any time with 30 days' written notice.
Billing is invoiced monthly, at the beginning of the month, for everything collected the previous month. Claim reimbursements go straight to your bank account, not through us.
In general, yes. Your independent contracts are separate from a platform's contracts. We credential you under your own NPI and entity, so being on a platform doesn't block you from holding your own payer contracts.
Two cautions: check each platform's terms, since some have notice periods or exclusivity language, and keep your current patients where they are until your own contracts are live. Moving patients before a contract is effective means unpaid claims.
You do. Every contract and enrollment stays in your name, whether or not you keep working with us. We act as your delegate, and if we part ways you can export your documents and contract information. The contracts don't leave with us.
No. We bill for the contracts we credential for you. Billing you already do elsewhere, such as through a platform, can stay where it is. The $1,000 monthly minimum applies to our billing either way, so it's worth thinking about which contracts you route to us.
It depends on the payer. Rough ranges from our experience:
| Payer | Typical time to effective |
|---|---|
| Aetna, Cigna | Fastest, often under 60 days |
| UnitedHealthcare / Optum | 45 to 90 days |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | 45 to 90 days |
| Medicaid, Medicare, Tricare | 120+ days |
A typical commercial-only panel (United, Aetna, Blue Cross) is usually done within 90 days. We start applications as soon as your documents are in, so the faster you upload, the sooner the clock starts.
Not always. Some payers have separate operating arms (Evernorth under Cigna, Surest under United, for example) that need their own enrollment. Give us the list of payers you currently see patients through on your platform and we'll tell you which need a separate enrollment. Under the billing plan, those extra enrollments are included in the free credentialing.
No. We work with SimplePractice and other common EHRs. Once a contract is effective, you enter the payer ID in your EHR and keep documenting as you do today. If we're billing for you, we pull your notes from the EHR, code them, submit through the clearinghouse, handle eligibility checks and prior auths, and work any denials. You get a weekly summary of claims submitted and collections received.
Check your platform's current terms for the notice period; some require 60 days. The safest sequence is: start credentialing with us, keep seeing patients through the platform while contracts come through, then give notice and move patients once your own contracts are effective. We work with a lot of providers leaving these platforms, so ask us if you want help timing it.
