Free clearinghouse connecting providers to 95%+ of US payers
Free multi-payer portal for eligibility verification and claims submission.
What It Is
Availity Essentials
Free clearinghouse connecting providers to 95%+ of US payers
Availity
Free multi-payer portal for eligibility verification and claims submission.
Primary Category
billing-rcm-insurance
billing-rcm-insurance
Primary Category
Availity Essentials
billing-rcm-insurance
Availity
billing-rcm-insurance
Founded
2001
Unknown
Founded
Availity Essentials
2001
Availity
Unknown
Best For
Any practice wanting free eligibility verification; Providers tired of logging into multiple payer portals; Small practices needing basic RCM tools at no cost
Solo and small practices needing free eligibility verification; Providers billing commercial payers seeking cost-effective solutions; Multi-specialty groups needing comprehensive payer connectivity
Best For
Availity Essentials
Any practice wanting free eligibility verification; Providers tired of logging into multiple payer portals; Small practices needing basic RCM tools at no cost
Availity
Solo and small practices needing free eligibility verification; Providers billing commercial payers seeking cost-effective solutions; Multi-specialty groups needing comprehensive payer connectivity
Pricing
Starting Price
Contact for pricing
$0/month
Starting Price
Availity Essentials
Contact for pricing
Availity
$0/month
Pricing Model
freemium
freemium
Pricing Model
Availity Essentials
freemium
Availity
freemium
Free Trial
No free trial
Free tier available
Free Trial
Availity Essentials
No free trial
Availity
Free tier available
Pricing Details
Core Essentials is completely free. Funded by health plan partnerships. Pro tiers for advanced automation.
No additional details
Pricing Details
Availity Essentials
Core Essentials is completely free. Funded by health plan partnerships. Pro tiers for advanced automation.
Availity
No additional details
Compliance & Security
HIPAA Compliant
Yes
Yes
HIPAA Compliant
Availity Essentials
Yes
Availity
Yes
BAA Available
Yes
Unknown
BAA Available
Availity Essentials
Yes
Availity
Unknown
SOC 2 Certified
Yes
Yes
SOC 2 Certified
Availity Essentials
Yes
Availity
Yes
HITRUST Certified
Yes
Unknown
HITRUST Certified
Availity Essentials
Yes
Availity
Unknown
Features
Mobile App
Yes
No
Mobile App
Availity Essentials
Yes
Availity
No
Mental Health Specific
No
No
Mental Health Specific
Availity Essentials
No
Availity
No
Integrations
Total Integrations
5 integrations
None listed
Total Integrations
Availity Essentials
5 integrations
Availity
None listed
Clearinghouse
None
None
Clearinghouse
Availity Essentials
None
Availity
None
Billing Features
Claims Submission
Yes
Yes
Claims Submission
Availity Essentials
Yes
Availity
Yes
Eligibility Verification
Yes
Yes
Eligibility Verification
Availity Essentials
Yes
Availity
Yes
ERA Processing
No
Yes
ERA Processing
Availity Essentials
No
Availity
Yes
Support & Fit
Practice Sizes
Solo, Small (2-10), Medium (11-50), Large (51-200), Enterprise (200+)
Solo, Small (2-10), Medium (11-50)
Practice Sizes
Availity Essentials
Solo, Small (2-10), Medium (11-50), Large (51-200), Enterprise (200+)
Availity
Solo, Small (2-10), Medium (11-50)
Customer Base
3+ million providers
Unknown
Customer Base
Availity Essentials
3+ million providers
Availity
Unknown
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