Enter the ERA Payer Number for an Alternate Payer

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Enter the ERA Payer Number for a Payer

Access File Maintenance. Select on Master Files, then System, and then Payers. The Payers List window opens. From the list, select and open the desired payer. The Modify Payer Information window opens. Select the Payer Defaults-1 tab. In the ERA Payer Number field, enter the number for the payer. To save changes and close the window, select OK. Parent topic: ERA Payer Number

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Identify the ERA Payer Number from the ERA Posting Process

You can find the ERA payer number in the ERA 835 file that you receive from the trading partner. The ERA payer number can be for a payer or for an alternate payer. The number must be entered on the Practice tab of the Payers master file for the payer and on the Alt payer Transaction options tab of the Payers-Alt Payers master file for alternate payer before importing the ERA 835 file. In NextGen® Enterprise PM select File menu, and then select Processes > ERA Posting. The Import Remittance window opens. Select Directory Import. Select the Open File . The Browse for Folder window opens. Select the folder where the downloaded ERA file saved and then select OK. On the Import Remittance window, select Find. The File Contents section of the window displays ERA files in the selected folder. Select the applicable file to view the Payer number and Check number. Make note of the ERA payer number. To close the window without importing the file, select Cancel. Note: ERA payer number in GS02 is us

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

ERA Payer Number

The ERA Payer Number is the electronic remittance carrier number received in the 835 file. Each payer is assigned a unique number. The number is entered on the Payer > Payer Defaults-1 tab. The number is used in NextGen® Enterprise PM to allocate the ERA transactions to the appropriate payer. Identify the ERA Payer Number from the ERA Posting Process You can identify the ERA payer number from the ERA posting process. Enter the ERA Payer Number for a Payer Enter the ERA Payer Number for an Alternate Payer You can enter the ERA payer number for an alternate payer in File Maintenance. Parent topic: Setting Up Payers for ERA

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Set Up Default Transaction Codes for an Alternate Payer

When you are using the alternate payer functionality, you might find that the main payer on the Payer master file, and the alternate payer on the Payers-Alt Payer master file has different Default Transaction Codes. In File Maintenance, select Master Files > System > PM > Payers-Alt Payers. The Payers-Alt Payers List window opens. From the Payers-Alt Payers List window, select and open the applicable alternate payer. The Modify Alt- Payer Information - Demo Payer window opens. Select the Alt Payer Transaction Option tab. The fields under the Alt Payer Transaction Option tab appear. Select default transaction codes for the alternate payer. For more information, see Settings - default transaction codes for the alternate payer To save the changes and close the window, select OK. Note: For more information on the Payers-Alt Payers master file go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest Claims User Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM. Settings - default transaction codes

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Copy Alternate Payer Details

You can copy the alternate payer details from an existing alternate payer master file to a new alternate payer master file. Note: When you copy an alternate payer, the billing options and transaction options (except ERA payer number and Require both payments before settling check box) are not copied. In File maintenance, select Master Files > System > PM, and then select Payers-Alt Payers. The Payers-Alt Payers List window opens. From the Payer-Alt Payers list, select an alternate payer and do one of the following: Select open menu and then select Copy. Right-click an alternate payer and then select Copy. The Copy Master File window opens. Enter a new alternate payer name. To save the changes and close the window, select OK. The new alternate payer master file is added to the list. Parent topic: Alternate Payers

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Copy Alternate Payer Details

You can copy the alternate payer details from an existing alternate payer master file to a new alternate payer master file. Note: When you copy an alternate payer, the billing options and transaction options (except ERA payer number and Require both payments before settling check box) are not copied. In File maintenance, select Master Files > System > PM, and then select Payers-Alt Payers. The Payers-Alt Payers List window opens. From the Payer-Alt Payers list, select an alternate payer and do one of the following: Select open menu and then select Copy. Right-click an alternate payer and then select Copy. The Copy Master File window opens. Enter a new alternate payer name. To save the changes and close the window, select OK. The new alternate payer master file is added to the list. Parent topic: Alternate Payers

Enter the ERA Payer Number for an Alternate Payer

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