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CollaborateMD review
Billing-first cloud software with a built-in clearinghouse, detailed claim edits, ERA auto-posting and per-claim pricing for billing companies.
By the TopToolAdvisor research desk · Updated November 6, 2026
- Features (35%)
- 8.6
- Ease of use (35%)
- 8.5
- Value (30%)
- 8.1
CollaborateMD is built around the claim rather than the chart, which is why it ranks second. Its built-in clearinghouse runs thousands of automated payer edits, including Level 2 checks for CCI, NCD/LCD, LMRP and modifiers, and the vendor reports a 97% clean-claim rate. Eligibility can be checked in real time or in batches, ERAs post automatically, and denial management sits in the same workflow. Billing companies get the most from it: per-claim pricing starts at $0.32 and falls with volume, and an AI-powered import accepts billing data from virtually any client EHR without a per-client interface fee. Practices pay a typical starting rate of about $299 per provider per month and get unlimited users. The trade-offs are that there is no clinical EHR in the product, and custom WebAPI connections for EHRs outside the partner list can cost up to $5,000.
Who it is for
Practices and medical billing companies that care most about clean claims and want to keep their current EHR.
Price
Practice plans typically from about $299 per provider per month; billing companies from $0.32 per claim.
Plans typically start around $299/provider/month, with the exact rate depending on your practice size and needs.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 6, 2026.
Key features
- Built-in clearinghouse with Level 2 claim edits for CCI, NCD/LCD, LMRP and modifiers
- Real-time and batch eligibility verification
- ERA auto-posting and payment posting
- AI-powered import of billing data from client EHRs without a per-client interface cost
- Patient statements, responsibility estimates, prompt-pay discounts and payment plans
Strengths and weaknesses
- Strength: Per-claim pricing for billing companies starting at $0.32 per claim
- Strength: Unlimited user access, according to the vendor
- Strength: Free interfaces with preferred EHR partners
- Weakness: No clinical EHR of its own, so practices need a separate EHR
- Weakness: Custom WebAPI interfaces cost up to $5,000
- Weakness: Practice pricing is a typical starting point, not a fixed list price
Key facts
- Practice pricing: Typically from about $299 per provider per month
- Billing company pricing: From $0.32 per claim, lower at higher volume
- Clean-claim rate: 97% (vendor figure)
- Specialties served: 100+
Where it ranks
CollaborateMD is No. 2 in our Best Medical Billing Software verdict.
Alternatives we scored
- AdvancedMD8.5
- athenaOne8.3
- RXNT8.3
- Tebra8.2
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