HBMA has six classifications of Membership:

Principal Member
Principal Member companies are defined as any proprietorship or corporation in the business of producing and submitting initial claims or invoices for payment. They are eligible to apply for membership in this Association. The Principal Member shall designate one person as its representative to the Association and Membership shall be held in the name in which the member is doing business by a particular ownership, and shall not be transferable. A biller is not an employee of the creditor, but is a Third Party, with the first party being the creditor and the second party being the patient, customer, or client. Applicants must provide evidence of at least two references from current customers for whom they have done billing, that they do business according to the laws in their state, and operate from an established office. The Principal Member shall agree to abide by the Code of Ethics and rules and regulations of the Association.

The membership dues for a Principal Membership are as follows:

1 to 5 employees	$495
6 to 15 employees	$675
16 to 30 employees	$845
31 to 60 employees	$1010
61 to 90 employees	$1180
91+ employees	$1460

Affiliate Member - $1010
Affiliate Membership category is restricted to parties that currently and actively provide specific professional services to third party medical billing companies. Attorneys, accountants and billing/business consultants, who possess particular knowledge and expertise in the area of third party billing and healthcare management, are eligible for this membership category. Application to this membership category must be approved by HBMA and the applicant must agree to abide by the HBMA Code of Ethics and rules and regulations of the Association.

Satellite Office Member - $280
Satellite Office Member shall include one designated person from a satellite office of the Principal Member of HBMA. Upon payment of the satellite member's dues, the membership shall run concurrently with the voting member. Where a Principal Member has more than one address that is wishes to be listed and receive newsletters, e-mails and broadcast faxes, those addresses shall qualify for Non-Voting Satellite Membership and pay dues as determined by the Board of Directors of HBMA. By continuing with the requirements of the respective program or certification any member therefore owns the rights to that program or certificate.

Associate Member - $170
Associate Member shall include full time employees of a full voting member of the corporation. Associate members may join the Association at the reduced membership fee to be determined by the Board of Directors.

Vendor Affiliate - $1010
A Vendor Affiliate Member shall include companies that supply products and services to the third party medical billing industry. This membership class shall be listed separately within the HBMA membership database and all members shall be included in the HBMA Marketplace on the HBMA Website. The Vendor Affiliate Member shall also be entitled to use all HBMA member marketing and communications programs.

Honorary Member - $0
Honorary Members shall include any individual or individuals based on such criteria, and with such voting rights, as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. Honorary Membership in the Association may be conferred upon an active member in recognition of past contributions to the field of third party billing and management and/or the endeavors of HBMA.