Fields on the Fee Schedule Tab
Field | Description |
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Date Range | Indicates the Effective date when the fee is to begin, and the Expiration date when the fee will end. The Date Range for the specific CPT4 code must fall within the date range for the contract as defined on the General tab. You can enter multiple date ranges for a CPT4 code in cases where you need to update your contract to meet new requirements. |
Type | Specifies the Fee for Service (FFS) as the type of charge.
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Non-Facility/Facility | Indicates whether the reimbursement for a service performed at a facility or non-facility service location. |
Allowed | Indicates the amount allowed by the contract for the charge. An adjustment will be made between the charge amount and the allowed amount during charge entry if the Automatically adjust charges check box is selected on the General tab. If it is not selected, the adjustment will be taken when a payment from the payer attached to the contract is entered. |
Participating Reimbursed | Specifies either the percentage (%) or amount of reimbursement for participating providers.
These fields are used by the application to prorate the expected amount due from the payer and the patient. This information is displayed on the Encounter Balance Control window. |
Non-Participating Reimbursed | Indicates the percentage (%) or amount of reimbursement for non-participating providers. The field that you do not fill in automatically displays 0.00. The proration will be correct in the Encounter Balance Control window. |
Auth Req | This field specifies, if this charge requires authorization from the payer or if a referral is required for the CPT4 code.
Based on your setup for alerts and contract edits, checking this field results in the following:
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Refer Req | This field specifies, if a referring physician is required for the CPT4 code.
Based on your application alert setup and contract edits, checking these fields result:
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Apply Co-Pay | If the CPT4 code requires a co-pay, select the Enter either the Co-Pay % or the Co-Pay Amount. If you enter both, the amount overrides the percentage. If you enter a percentage in the % field and press the Tab key, the system will calculate the amount and display it in the Amount field. If the CPT4 code requires the same co-pay amount that is indicated on the General tab, you can leave the Co-Pay % and Amount fields blank. |
Required Diagnoses | If the charge requires a specific diagnosis to be reimbursed by the payer, select open menu |
Required Modifiers | If the charge requires a specific modifier to be reimbursed by the payer, select on open menu |