Configuring Alternate Payers

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Configuring Alternate Payers

The Alternate Payer Simultaneous Billing feature enables you to associate an alternate payer to a payer set up in the Payers master file. When you bill an encounter with a payer having multiple alternate payers, separate claims are generated simultaneously. The Alt Payer tab lists the alternate payer configurations for a payer. You can use the Alternate Payer Simultaneous Billing feature when the charges for an encounter should be billed to different payers (payer carve-out), usually on a different claim form type (1500 and UB). For example, you set up a payer to bill medical services such as an office visit (99213). Now, when you bill a behavioral health service for substance abuse therapy, the claim may go to a trading partner where the diagnosis is F11.10. But when the same substance abuse therapy is rendered for a patient with a mental health disorder, such as depression, the claim goes to the Department of Mental Health. Note: When you use the Alternate Payer Simultaneous Billing

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Alternate Payers

The Payers-Alt Payers master file allows you to create an alternate payer and associate the alternate payer to a payer in the Payers master file. You can associate the same alternate payer to multiple payers or associate multiple alternate payers to a payer. When you bill an encounter with a payer having alternate payers, separate claims can be generated simultaneously. For example, you set up a payer to bill medical services such as an office visit (99213). Now, when you bill a behavioral health service for substance abuse therapy, the claim may go to a trading partner where the diagnosis is F11.10. But when the same substance abuse therapy is rendered for a patient with a mental health disorder, such as depression, the claim goes to the Department of Mental Health. You can also hide or show an alternate payer by selecting open menu and then selecting Hide or Un-hide. You can generate Alternate Payer Listing report from the Payers-Alt Payers master file. For more information, go to Ne

File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8

Alternate Payers

The Payers-Alt Payers master file allows you to create an alternate payer and associate the alternate payer to a payer in the Payers master file. You can associate the same alternate payer to multiple payers or associate multiple alternate payers to a payer. When you bill an encounter with a payer having alternate payers, separate claims can be generated simultaneously. For example, you set up a payer to bill medical services such as an office visit (99213). Now, when you bill a behavioral health service for substance abuse therapy, the claim may go to a trading partner where the diagnosis is F11.10. But when the same substance abuse therapy is rendered for a patient with a mental health disorder, such as depression, the claim goes to the Department of Mental Health. You can also hide or show an alternate payer by selecting open menu and then selecting Hide or Un-hide. You can generate Alternate Payer Listing report from the Payers-Alt Payers master file. For more information, go to Ne

File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8

Post a Payment to an Alternate Payer

When you post a payment for an encounter having multiple alternate payers associated with a payer, all the payers are listed in the Payer field. Note: You can apply a payment to the alternate payer even if the alternate payer was not billed during the billing process. In NextGen® Enterprise PM, selec the Posting icon. The Batch Posting window opens. Double-click an existing batch. The Payment Entry window opens. Select the applicable patient or encounter number. In the Payer field, select an alternate payer associated with a payer. Enter the payment amount and adjustment amount. Select the payment code and adjustment code. Note: If you have set up the default payment and default adjustment code in the Payers-Alt Payers master file for the alternate payer, then the payment code and adjustment code automatically appears when you enter the payment and adjustment amount. If you have not set up the default payment and default adjustment code in the Payers-Alt Payers master file, then the al

File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8

Modify Alternate Payer Carve-Out Criteria

In an alternate payer configuration, you can configure the same alternate payer multiple time with unique effective dates. Once you save the alternate payer configuration, you will not be able to change the alternate payer. Note: You cannot delete an alternate payer configuration. In File maintenance, select Master Files > System > PM and then select Payers. The Payers List window opens. Double-click a payer. The Modify Payer Information window opens. Select the Alt Payer tab. From the Alt Payer Configuration list, select an alternate payer and do one of the following: Select open menu and then select Open. Right-click an alternate payer and then select Open. Double-click an alternate payer. The Modify Alt Payer Carve Out Criteria window opens. Modify the alternate payer carve-out criteria as required. To save the changes and close the window, select OK. Parent topic: Configuring Alternate Payers

File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8

Carving Out Claims Based on Alternate Payer Configuration

The FQHC practices typically set up a payer in File Maintenance for UB claim (Medicare Part A) and associate an alternate payer to the payer (Medicare Part B) that carves out the SIM codes to a 1500 claim. This setup allows you to attach an insurance to the encounters of medicare patients that automatically splits the services to separate claims based on the SIM codes. You can carve-out charges into multiple electronic or paper claims based on the payer master setup. You can generate alternate payer claims based on the alternate payer billing options setup in the Payers-Alt Payers master file. You can either create a professional claim or an institutional claim. The claim edits for the carved out claims will be based on the Claim Edit library setup for the alternate payer. Parent topic: Configuring Alternate Payers

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