Viewing a Single Encounter After Billing

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Set Up and Bill a Single Encounter

When creating an encounter for recurring billing, you must set up the encounter to activate the automated billing for the single encounter. Access the applicable encounter. The Encounter Maintenance window opens. Enter the date the illness/injury began in the Onset Date field. This is a required field for the initial encounter for recurring billing. Enter the date the patient is discharged from therapy in the Discharge Date field on the General tab. This field is required for a single encounter in a series. Enable the Initial Enc in Series check box. Note: This field displays only when the Type of Facility and Bill Classification fields are set up in Practice Preferences. Select OK. Add the appropriate charges. Note: The revenue codes, which are attached to service items, must be set up before posting charges on the Charge Posting window in order for recurring UB billing to be recognized. Bill the encounter. After the billing process is complete, a single claim in a series is generated

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Single Encounter in a Series

The single encounter in a series must also be set up at the encounter level. A single encounter setup results in only one encounter in the series. After the encounter is set up and billed, the billing process automatically populates the fields related to recurring billing on the UB tab of the Encounter Maintenance window. Set Up and Bill a Single Encounter Viewing a Single Encounter After Billing Parent topic: Encounter Settings Required for Recurring UB Billing

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Occurrence Codes

The value in the Onset Date field on the Encounter Maintenance window is the default value for the first occurrence code field, 31a. The value in the Occurrence Code field in the Revenue Code master file is the default value for the second occurrence code field, 32a on the UB / Occurrences Codes tab of the Encounter Maintenance window. This code is the starting date of treatment for the series. The encounter date is the default value for this occurrence code. Parent topic: Viewing a Single Encounter After Billing

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View the Initial Encounter After Billing

During the billing process, an Initial Encounter ID is assigned to the encounter to identify it as the first encounter in a series. In addition, this process automatically populates the fields related to recurring billing on the following tabs on the UB tab of the Encounter Maintenance window: General Occurrence Codes Value Codes General Occurance Codes Value Codes Parent topic: Initial Encounter in a Series

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Value Codes

The value in the Value Code field in the Revenue Code master file is the default value for the value code field, 39a on the UB / Value Code tab of the Encounter Maintenance window. The box to the right of 39a displays a 1 to indicate a single encounter in the series. Parent topic: Viewing a Single Encounter After Billing

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Final Encounter in a Series

The procedures for creating the final encounter in a series for a patient who is set up for recurring billing are the same as for a subsequent encounter, except a discharge date is entered to signal the end of the series. Create and Bill the Final Encounter Viewing the Final Encounter After Billing Parent topic: Encounter Settings Required for Recurring UB Billing

Viewing a Single Encounter After Billing

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