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Sliding Fee Calculations for Encounter Level Encounter Based Scenarios

You can set up the sliding fee schedule details using the parameters on the Sliding Fee Schedule Detail Maintenance window.

A patient with a family size of one and an annual income of $20000 has a sliding fee attached to the patient demographics using the UDS tab on the Modify Patient Information window.
Sliding fee schedules are attached to an encounter on the Encounter Maintenance window.

Encounter Based Minimum Value Mode Scenarios

Sliding fee adjustment on the Estimate Patient Cost window:

Service ItemCharge AmountAdjustment AmountPatient Amount
99212$200.00$100$100
99212$200.00$100$100

Encounter Based Flat Rate Mode Scenarios

Sliding Fee Adjustment on the Estimate Patient Cost window:

Service ItemCharge AmountAdjustment AmountPatient AmountCalculation
99212$200.00$195$5($200.00/$400.00)*$10.00 = $5
99212$200.00$195$5($200.00/$400.00)*$10.00 = $5