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ASA Crosswalk for Charge Posting

You can create ASA Crosswalk library manually by entering individual anesthesia or surgery code combinations into the library. It can be created automatically by importing a file obtained from the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) that includes all anesthesia or surgery code combinations.

Whether using Basic Anesthesia Billing or Anesthesia Concurrency Billing in NextGen® Enterprise PM, the ASA Crosswalk functionality is optional. It can be setup and used during charge posting.

The ASA Crosswalk library is enabled for specific locations in the Locations master file. When enabled, you can view charges for those locations in the Charge Posting window in NextGen® Enterprise PM using one of the following methods:

  • You can enter an anesthesia code in Svc Item, and then select the corresponding surgery code from the crosswalk in Surg Proc.
  • You can enter a surgery code in Surg Proc, and then the corresponding anesthesia code from the crosswalk automatically defaults into the Svc Item.

To enable the ASA Crosswalk functionality on the Charge Posting window for a specific location, do the following:

  1. Opent File Maintenance.
  2. Select System Master Files, and then select Locations.
    The Locations List window opens.
  3. From the list, double-click to open the location.
    The Location Information window opens.
  4. Select Defaults 2.
  5. Enter the following Anesthesia Crosswalk for the location:
    • Enable Crosswalk in Charge Entry: Select this check box to display Surg Proc in the Charge Posting window for the location.
    • Require Surgical Code at Charge Entry: Select this check box to require the entry of a surgical code in the Surg Proc field when an anesthesia SIM code is entered in the Svc Item field on the Charge Posting window. If a surgical code is not entered, the following prompt is displayed and the Surg Proc field changes to red text: You must enter a valid Surgical Code.
    • In Crosswalk Order, select one of the following options:
      • ASA Code: Select this option to display the Svc Item field above the Surg Proc field on the Charge Posting window. This allows you to enter the anesthesia SIM code in the Svc Item field first, and then select a surgical code from the crosswalk in the Surg Proc field.
      • Surg Proc Code: Select this option to display the Surg Proc field above the Svc Item field on the Charge Posting window. This allows you to select a surgical code from the crosswalk in the Surg Proc field first, and then the corresponding anesthesia SIM code defaults into the Svc Item field.
  6. Select OK.

    You can generate ASA Crosswalk reports from the ASA Crosswalk library. For more information go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest Reports User Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM.

ASA Crosswalk for Charge Posting