Reorder Diagnosis Codes on a Charge

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Reorder Diagnosis Codes on a Charge

You can reorder or delete charge-level and encounter-level diagnosis codes from the Charge Posting window. The Charge Posting window displays up to 12 diagnosis codes. Codes 1-4 are charge-level codes from the Charge Posting window. Additional codes 5-12 are encounter-level codes from the ICD-CM section of the General sub-tab on the Patient Chart > Encounters tab. Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. Select Charges. The Charge Posting window opens. Select the desired patient and encounter. From the charge ledger at the bottom of the window, right-click the desired charge, and then select Open. In the Charge Posting window, select the Reorder Dx link. Note: The link is available only if the selected charge has at least one diagnosis code. The Reorder Diagnoses window opens, displaying the list of ICD codes with the current order and description of the codes. To reorder a diagnosis code on the charge, select the code and then do one of the following: To move the code to the top of the list, sele

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Enter Charges

Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. Select Charges on the NextGen® Enterprise PM toolbar. The Charge Posting window opens. To enter a charge, select New. Fill the fields for each charge entered on the encounter. Press the Tab key to move forward to the next field. Press the Shift and Tab keys to move back to the previous field. To complete the charge, do one of the following: To save the charge and enter another charge on the same encounter, select Next. The charge displays in the Charge Ledger at the bottom of the window. To save the charge without entering another charge, select Save. The charge displays in the Charge Ledger at the bottom of the window. To save the charge and clear the window to enter charges on another encounter, select Next Enc. To cancel the charge without saving changes, select Cancel. Field Descriptions for Entering a Charge You can enter the fields for each charge entered on the Charge Posting window. View Charges from the Charge Posting Window You can view All Patien

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Add Diagnosis Codes for Encounters

Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. On the main toolbar, select Posting . The Batch Posting window opens. Double-click the batch header record. The Payment Entry window opens. In Enc/Clm#, enter the encounter number, and then select Enter. The account guarantor, patient, medical record number, and the billed account details appear in the Payment Entry window. Select Encounter Diagnosis . The Diagnosis Selection window opens. Select Search Method, and then select Code or Description. appears on the selected option. To search for a diagnosis, do one of the following: In ICD-CM Codes, enter the code number or a partial description. A list of matching diagnosis codes appear in Code and Description. To search for a phrase or number in the code value, select Search for keyphrase anywhere in the diagnosis and enter a number or partial description in ICD-CM Codes. A list of matching diagnosis codes appear in Code and Description. To add a diagnosis code to an encounter, select the code and select to

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Add or Remove Diagnosis Codes for an Encounter

You can add or remove diagnosis codes from an existing encounter using the Payment Entry window. You cannot remove diagnosis codes if they are associated with a charge. All alternate diagnoses, such as COB1 Alt Diag, COB2 Alt Diag, and COB3 Alt Diag, appear in the Selected ICD-CM Codes list. Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. On the main toolbar, select Posting . The Batch Posting window opens. Double-click the batch header record. The Payment Entry window opens. Type the encounter number in Enc/Clm#, and press Enter. The account guarantor, patient, medical record number, and the billed account displays in the Payment Entry window. Select the Encounter Diagnosis . The Diagnosis Selection window opens. Diagnosis Selection Window Select the Search Method, and then select Code or Description. appears on the selected option. In ICD-CM Codes, enter the desired code number or a partial description A list of matching diagnosis codes appear in the Codeand Description lists To search for a key phrase

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Remove Encounter Diagnoses from an Encounter to be Deleted

Access the Patient Chart. Select the Encounters tab, and then the General sub-tab. In the ICD-CM section, select the Open Record button. The Diagnosis Selection window appears. From the Selected ICD-CM Codes section, select a diagnosis code to be deleted. Select the blue left arrow button to remove the code from the encounter. A prompt appears asking to confirm the removal of this diagnosis. To remove the code, select OK. One of the following occurs: If the diagnosis code is not associated with charges, it is removed from the encounter. If the diagnosis code is associated with a charge, then a prompt appears stating that this diagnosis code is used on a charge and that it cannot be removed. For more information, see Remove Charges from an Encounter. Repeat steps 4-6 for additional diagnosis codes to be deleted. To save changes and close the window, select OK. Parent topic: Delete Encounters

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Add Encounter-Level Diagnosis Codes

Access the Patient Chart for the desired patient. Select the Encounters tab, and then the General sub-tab. In the Encounters list on the left, select the desired encounter. In the ICD-CM section on the right, select the Open Record button. The Diagnoses Selection window appears. Note: Existing encounter-level diagnosis codes are listed in the Selected ICD-CM Codes section on the right. Select one of the following buttons: Diagnostic to search for ICD-CM diagnostic codes. This button is selected by default. Procedural to search for ICD-PCS procedural codes. In the pane on the left, select one of the following column headings to select a search method: Code to search by diagnosis code. This column is selected by default. Description to search by diagnosis description. A flashlight icon displays in the selected column heading. In the ICD-CM Codes field, enter all or part of the desired code or description. Codes that match the entered search criteria are displayed. Note: Select the Search

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