A practical staffing budget
How much does a medical virtual assistant cost?
See published rates, compare billing models and build a budget around your hours. Every price has a source. Every estimate shows its assumptions.
Commercial comparison. MedicalVirtual receives featured placement. This is not an independent test. How we compare & disclosures.
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Hourly ≠ packageChoose your hours below. We keep minimums and full-time conditions in the calculation.
MedicalVirtual: $8–$12/hour15 hrs/week minimum
MedicalVirtual
Flexible, bilingual clinic support
Details, strengths & limitations
A talent-placement service matching US practices with Latin American assistants. English–Spanish options and agreed clinic-hour schedules make it relevant for patient-facing work as well as back-office queues.
What stands out
Part-time entry point and a published hourly range across roles.
Where MedicalVirtual is the wrong choice
You need physical office help or pooled 24/7 coverage from a single part-time seat.
The agreed hourly rate is multiplied by scheduled hours. No separate recruitment or placement fee is listed for staffing.
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Hello Rache
A flat hourly healthcare VA rate
Details, strengths & limitations
A healthcare-focused assistant service covering medical, dental, optometry and veterinary workflows. Its public service catalogue includes front-desk support and live documentation.
What stands out
One public hourly rate, weekly billing and no setup fee.
Where Hello Rache is the wrong choice
You require a Latin America-only talent pool or in-person clinical work.
The pricing page lists $9.50/hour, weekly billing and cancellation without a long-term commitment. Confirm the available schedule before comparing totals.
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MEDVA
Full-time roles with security options
Details, strengths & limitations
A healthcare staffing provider with receptionist, billing, documentation and remote monitoring roles. Its pricing distinguishes role type and security tier, including secure-facility options.
What stands out
Role-specific pricing and a choice of device or secure-facility arrangements.
Where MEDVA is the wrong choice
You only need a small part-time block; the current pricing page describes full-time placements.
The August 2026 pricing update describes a flat monthly rate and biweekly invoices, up to 85 hours biweekly. A consultation is needed for an actual price.
Provider source · Checked 8 November 2026 · How we compare
My Mountain Mover
Full-time staffing with support
Details, strengths & limitations
A managed healthcare staffing service with core, specialised and expert tiers. The package model combines the assistant with onboarding and ongoing support.
What stands out
Separate core and specialist packages with onboarding and IT support.
Where My Mountain Mover is the wrong choice
Your workload only justifies a few hours a week; the published model is full-time.
Core roles are $947.50 biweekly; specialised roles are $1,097.50; expert roles start at $1,197.50. Billing and scribing use the specialised tier. Do not treat two weeks as one month.
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Staffingly
A larger recurring weekly workload
Details, strengths & limitations
An outsourcing provider offering virtual medical assistants alongside insurance, authorisation and revenue-cycle services. The published VA offer is a weekly package.
What stands out
A published weekly plan with lower per-seat pricing at larger team sizes.
Where Staffingly is the wrong choice
You expect a 15-hour requirement to be prorated automatically; the published offer covers 45 hours.
The VA page lists $399/week for one assistant covering 45 hours. It lists $349 each at five or more and $299 each at ten or more. Specialist service scope needs confirmation.
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HelpSquad Health
Managed voice and back-office staffing
Details, strengths & limitations
A managed healthcare staffing option covering digital back-office queues and patient-facing phone work. Its public rate bands depend on the type of work and hours.
What stands out
Separates digital-only and patient-facing voice rates.
Where HelpSquad Health is the wrong choice
You want the advertised full-time band applied to part-time hours; those schedules are individually quoted.
Full-time digital work is $8–$10/hour; patient-facing voice work is $10–$13/hour. Part-time and managed teams receive individual quotes. No setup or implementation fee is listed.
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Virtual Nurse Rx
Solo practices and managed teams
Details, strengths & limitations
A practice-operations provider with solo-practice support and managed clinical teams. The solo plan lists scheduling, intake, eligibility checks and documentation support.
What stands out
A small monthly-hours entry point and a separate managed-team option.
Where Virtual Nurse Rx is the wrong choice
You want to compare a firm public hourly price without a consultation.
Solo support starts at 40 hours per month, with pricing discussed during consultation. Confirm which backup and oversight features belong to the chosen plan.
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Phoenix Virtual Solutions
Specialised healthcare administration
Details, strengths & limitations
A healthcare staffing specialist with front-office, back-office and coordination roles. Its service catalogue includes home-health support and specialised billing tasks.
What stands out
A detailed role catalogue including claims, payment posting and coding.
Where Phoenix Virtual Solutions is the wrong choice
You need a guaranteed all-in rate before scoping the assignment; the published figure is a starting price.
Its published hiring guide states that customised pricing starts at $10/hour. A starting price is not a maximum or a role-specific quote.
Provider source · Checked 8 November 2026 · How we compare
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What is behind the comparison?
Published facts, visible limits and source links. Read what we check — and what we have not independently tested.
Make an informed shortlist
Make the billing units add up.
An hourly rate, a two-week package and a minute-based answering plan buy different things. Compare the commitment and included work before comparing the headline amount.
How hourly medical VA pricing works
Start with rate × scheduled hours.
GUIDE 02Weekly, biweekly and monthly packages
A month is not four weeks.
GUIDE 03What to ask before accepting a quote
Compare the full commitment, not the headline number.
GUIDE 04Budgeting for a part-time medical VA
The right rate must apply to the right hours.
GUIDE 05Medical billing virtual assistant cost
Price the task mix and the required experience.
GUIDE 06Costs that may sit outside the staffing invoice
Make the full operating budget visible.
Your questions, answered
What does a medical virtual assistant do?
A human remote assistant can support calls, scheduling, intake, records, documentation or billing administration. The actual tasks depend on the role, candidate, permissions and supervision agreed with your practice.
How much does MedicalVirtual cost?
MedicalVirtual publishes $8–$12/hour with a 15 hrs/week minimum. The staffing price is hourly; the final agreement confirms the candidate, schedule and scope.
Is a trained assistant automatically HIPAA compliant?
Training alone does not establish compliance for an engagement. Review the applicable agreements, access controls, approved systems and operating procedures with your practice’s responsible team.
Can I compare hourly and package plans directly?
Only after allowing for minimum commitments and billing periods. A fixed package is not automatically prorated, and two weeks is not a calendar month.
Is a shared answering service the same as a dedicated assistant?
No. Shared answering usually provides a pool of receptionists handling calls under a service plan. A dedicated assistant works agreed hours on your practice’s assigned tasks.
How are providers ordered?
MedicalVirtual receives featured placement. The remaining default order is an editorial shortlist, not a numerical quality ranking. You can sort by published hourly entry rate, name or range of listed roles.
How does this website make money?
This is a commercial comparison publication with a commercial interest in MedicalVirtual. Its first position is featured placement. Outbound commercial links are marked sponsored; no user reviews or independent testing results are invented.
What should I confirm before hiring?
Confirm the candidate or service, hours, actual quote, minimum term, access arrangements, training, replacement process and the tasks that remain with your team.