What is considered a good line rate...sm
Posted By: grave digger on 2008-09-01
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for working 3rd shift (graveyard). If you work nights, could you let me know what your line rate is? TIA
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What's considered a decent line rate for radiology?
Check the MT jobs available. Nowadays 8 or 9 cents a line is considered good for experienced MTs.
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What is a good per line rate?
Have not worked in a while. Interview today in an hour.
what is a good line pay rate
I just got hired on for .0975 cpl which is pretty good I think in today's market. I also get paid for spaces, headers and footers but the characters per line is 74. All in all, I thought this was pretty good but I do have 15 years experience. Also, there is incentive pay as well as bonuses for typing 1000 lines per day. I think I have done pretty well but will have to get started to see first. 
OK, so what IS a good line rate
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What is a good line rate for radiology?
Currently being paid by report, 10 years experience. TIA
Is 9cpl a good line rate
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Is 9.5 cents per line a good rate using Meditech?
This is for a radiology account. TIA
An excellent platform and a good line rate with plenty of work -
Then leave me alone and let me do my thing! :-)
The line rate sounds pretty good compared to other places - by "punch the clock", you mean
it really is not a flexible schedule, even for an IC? That's what I need the most.
so, what is considered "competitive pay rate"
Hi I am an independent contractor and have been for about 8 years.
But it is about time to look for more work So I was browsing transcription jobs and most of them say the "compensation" is based on competitive pay and experience, etc. Then the one that actually listed it's rate was 6 CPL. woah. Is that considered low or competitive? or is that normally what people start out at? At 10+ years experience I'm hoping I don't have to settle for that... unless they have a bunch of templates and say the same thing all the time! haha.
Just curious as i consider myself pretty new to the concept of having employee status. It's been a long time since I have been and I know change is always hard and I never like it...
Any suggestions/companies/anything to get me started?
Thanks guys!
Anything on a line (even just initials) is considered a line.
I prefer to use the 65-character line count (including spaces).
Good money? Can we ask how much is considered GOOD in your books????
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Think about .07 a line ---IF a word is considered 5 characters - sm
So that would be 5000 characters/65 (if a 65-char. line), gets you ~77 lines. Divide 5.5/77 and get .07. Now are spaces included? If so how is that factored in? Presuming from the offer that spaces are not included, .07 is fine if just starting and probably the average if less than 2 years experience.
Gross line, also including blank lines because my line rate is so low. It all works out in the wash.
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I think it's really sad when 0.095 is considered good
I made that over 12 years ago. To know that MTs really believe that 9-1/2 cents a line is mouthwatering pay these days just shows how much the industry has changed for the worst and isn't ever coming back to us.
All our skills, knowledge, intelligence, experience, work ethic, and everything else we bring to the table as MTs is worth little more than 7 cents a line, if that, no matter if you have 10, 20, 30+ years experience.
To get the ever-evasive 10 cents a line, you either have to jump through hoops with the most awful ESLs or American mushmouths you'll ever hear in your life...OR...you'll only get 5 reports a day because there's not enough work to go around.
I admit I'm just beating a dead horse. I really need to get out of this business, I know. I rue the day I chose medical transcription as my career of choice. What a stupid thing to do.
Just wondering - doesn't anyone remember probably about 1998 or 1999, if I recall correctly, when almost all the jobs on the MT job boards would pay at least 9 cents a line for experienced MTs?
At that time, I remember it was the norm for MTs to come on the boards and complain about any companies who were trying to get away with paying experienced MTs a measly 8 cents a line! LOL I remember those days well. That's why I have such a hard time with 8 cents apparently being the norm even for EXPERIENCE now, when it was higher a decade ago. And 9 or 9.5 cents being considered frickin PRIMO pay. ..? Uggh!!!
I'm just royally ticked. I know what's happened & no use going back and rehashing and torturing myself, so I have to let it go. Maybe go get a waitressing job here some time this week, too ;)
1) do you have a contract stating line counting and line rate,sm
if you look at the IRS website it's pretty clear what constitutes IC versus SE versus employee. You might want to photocopy that along with a copy of your contract with your next invoice and also put on the invoice any monies due from past invoices they "changed"...maybe catch more flies with honey than vinegar. Good luck!
That still is not a paid line rate. If your base is $0.10 per line, it will be $0.08 cpl.
Considering other companies pay 4 or 5 cents per line for VR - you are still making out.
I would go with the line rate. At less than 9.5 cents per line sm
I make $30 an hour. I would never transcribe for $15 an hour, for anyone.
What average line count do you type per pay period. what is considered above average and how long
How do I know what the line rate is, since it is the co's
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Line rate - sm
If you do 250 lines per hour at 8 cpl, you would make $20. If you did 300 lines per hour, you would make $24. The platform and many other factors would determine how many lines per hour you could do. I would not expect to be offered much more than 8 cpl for radiology, if that. Good luck.
line rate P.S. - sm
I'm referring to employee status, not IC. You could probably get a little more per line being IC, but I'm not into IC status, so can't say for sure.
Rad line rate - sm
Depends on IC or employee...if employee, you'll be lucky to find 8 cpl, probably 7-7.5 cpl is average. Don't know about IC, but seems they don't offer much more than that anymore. Experience doesn't seem to play much of a role anymore either...seems they offer the same no matter how long you've been doing it. Good luck.
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I agree with Patti. I also work at home and get many distractions but also have accounts that I make around $35 an hour. There is no way I could accurately log in and out on a time card and would also lose money. I am very accurate, as I proofread everything. I like the line rate but agree that companies should pay a higher line rate to more experienced transcriptionists and should be more concerned with accuracy than they are.
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does anyone know what Spheris pays per line or what the going rate is per line.
Is the line rate enough to
make ends meet? Do you have backup work in case their volume drops? Do you have the flexibility you need? These are all questions I would consider before doing IC.
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In my opinion, 9 to 10 cpl for clinic, 10 to 12 cpl for acute care. These should even be higher if you have your own accounts (no middle man). But like some said below, it all depends on the account and also the way the lines are counted. I have over 12 years experience in all specialties and in acute care, and I have worked for 8 cpl as an IC and made more per hour than working for 11 cpl doing acute care. The 8 cpl was all by templates and I could make many, many normals, averaging about 400+ lines per hour, plus it was easy work.
Ask specific questions about the work, what kind of account, how many doctors, etc. That in my opinion is more important.
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Oh boy, now I see a line rate advertised to the "buyer" for 7.9 cents. What are they paying their transcriptionists -- 5 cents?
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Hello. I am applying for an MT job and I have 21 yrs of expereince. They want to pay me 8 cents/line. Is that the going rate? It seems it should be more since I started 21 years ago getting 7 cents/line.
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I AM THINKING THE SAME, I SENT A TON OF RESUMES ON MTJOBS WHO DO YOU WORK FOR OR IS THAT ON YOUR OWN?
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i live in long island. new york!!!!!!!
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i am doing it more from boredom as i have my own accounts also that don't take much time and is not productive enough for what i am used to. it seems like it should be more to me too.
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I think it is pretty common knowledge what the average line rate is for nationals, etc. Does anyone know what the national gets paid by the line? I'm wondering because I may have the opportunity to work directly for a hospital without having to go through the middle man. Keeping my fingers crossed. I don't think they have much of a clue of what to charge either so I thought I would just see what an average might be? Thanks.
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that is pretty low to start. Are you brandnew in the field? If no experience, it might be worth it just to gain some.
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I think going by gross line is a good way to go.
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I make 8-9 cpl per gross line, and that is with a middle man, so the docs are paying 12-13 cpl per gross line.
Location is definitely a factor in pricing, but in my case, one MTSO is across the country from me and the other is local. I think that is definitely a low rate for direct office contact.
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I would like to get my own accounts with doctors but I don't know what to charge. How do I figure out what to charge. Does it matter where I live and what specialties I do?
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I haven't found anything. What should I do a search for?
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I charge 15 cpl to my neurosurgeon, only because he takes too long to remit. I do think I will offer a discount like you within 3 days of receipt, of course. But he has never balked at my rate. I almost feel guilty charging this rate.
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When I started my new job with a national, I told them I would not take less than 9 cents per line for my 20+ years of experience, and they agreed. If we are foolish enough to say okay to the low rate, so much the better for them! I hope everyone listens to this poster because she is so right.
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What would be a reasonable line rate for dermatology. Current MT is charging .12 per line. I will be typing very short one or two paragraph letters with no progress notes.
Also, I need a dermatology reference books - Any suggestions?
Thanks
Per line rate
I see a lot of talk about line rates and MT's unhappy with their line rate they receive. I would like some opinions. We pay 8 cents per line and the line consists of 65 characters plus spaces. This is exactly how we invoice our clients. Is this a fair rate in your opinion?
ASR line rate?
Just started training in ASR and received line rate and LPH goal proposal. I have no way of knowing if this is an acceptable rate or not. My first imperssion is that they have basically cut the line rate in half for ASR work and are expecting twice the number of lines just to break even on ASR vs nonASR. Goody, goody Type twice the lines for half the pay. Would appreciate any input on competitive ASR line rate and production goal number, i.e., lines per 8-hour shift.
VR line rate
Could someone just throw out some numbers for me on a fair VR line rate? I know the rate will vary greatly - just as it does for MTing and QAing. We all know the nationals pay 8-10 cpl (hopefully on a 65 character line w/spaces) for MT work - and more often than not they just pay for the typed report and not for any ADT info - no headers/footers, signature lines, etc. We probably can agree on QA rates - 3.5 seems to be the minimum acceptable and again on a 65 character line and while the company would like to believe you match 100% voice to typed word - it is possible to give a quick read and fill in the blanks - but only if you know the MT and know the dictator and this can be dangerous. Can someone please PLEASE give me some indication of what VR pays? Thanks so much!
per line rate?
I have been working with the company I am with now for 4 years. I have 10 years of MT experience. I am wondering what I should be able to expect for pay per line? What is an average or what are other people are getting paid?
We get a better line rate sm
overall for working more difficult accounts, and this includes heavy ESLs, but all work types. Bonuses for lph production. But nothing specifically for work types, just general level of skill. I've never seen anywhere that they adjust by work types (although I think they should).
I'd look for another job. With my line rate at
the number of lines you do a day I'd make $65,000+.
Anyone know what the going rate per line is in NJ?
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In my honest opinion 9 cpl is good for online work. You would want to go higher if you had your own account though to cover your overhead especially if it required printing or delivering the work, other duties as required including bookkeeping.
I think 8 cpl is acceptable though in a case where the dictators are good, and you can get good lines especially if it is for a national or MTSO. However, I would expect a raise if you stick it out, are responsible, and are in essence making the MTSO money. I hope this helps.
Then you have the fact that an employee might not make as much as an IC per se because an employee is getting benefits as opposed to pay per line rate.
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