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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.

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