Add a Transaction Level Reason Code During Payment Entry

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Add a Line-item Reason Code During Payment Entry

You can enter multiple reason codes at the line-item level, and each line-item can have a different reason code. Line-item reason codes are selected from the Line Item Reasons column at the bottom of the Payment Entry window. Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. On the main toolbar, select Posting . The Batch Posting window opens. Double-click the desired batch header record. The Payment Entry window opens. Enter the encounter number in Enc/Clm# and select Enter. The account guarantor, patient, medical record number, and the billed account appear in the Payment Entry window. In Line Item Reasons, select the codes that match the payer's reason code on the remittance advice. Enter the required fields and select Recalc. Select Save. Parent topic: Posting Transactions Overview

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Post Multiple Transactions to a CPT4 Code

You can add additional payment, adjustment, or both to a CPT4 code using the Additional Transaction option in the Payment Entry window. You can add up to six separate payments or adjustments against a single transaction. During payment posting, you can enter any number of necessary transactions for each line item. Note: After you set up the additional payer transaction codes, a column for each additional transaction code appears in the Payment Entry window. The Payment Entry window has a single pay column and adjustment column by default. 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. Enter the encounter number in Enc/Clm#. The account guarantor, patient, medical record number, and the billed account displays in the Payment Entry window. Select a Payer. The Pay Code and Adj Code populates for the payer along with the additional payments and adjustment columns. Note:

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Enter an Invoice Payment

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 Src/Acct, select Invoice. In Invoice, select . The Account List window appears. To search for an invoice, enter the search criteria data, and then select Find. Invoices that match the search criteria appear in the Account List section of the Account List window. Double-click an invoice. The invoice charges appear in the Payment Entry window. In Pay Amt, enter the payment amount. Account Payment displays in Pay Code. In Adj Amt, enter an adjustment amount. Account Adjustment appears in Adjustment Code. Select Recalc, and then select Save. The balance due is recalculated, and saved. Parent topic: Posting Transactions Overview

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Add a Transaction Level Reason Code during Payment Entry

Transaction level reason codes are selected in the Payment Entry window in the Clm Reasons field. You can enter multiple reason codes at the transaction level. Transaction codes are set up for the practice in the Reason Code Maintenance window in File Maintenance. Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. On the main toolbar, select Posting . The Batch Posting window opens. Double-click the desired 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. In the Clm Reasons list, select the codes that match the payer's reason code on the remittance advice. Select Save. Parent topic: Entering Reason Codes during Payment Entry

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Add a Line-item Reason Code during Payment Entry

You can enter multiple reason codes at the line-item level, and each line-item can have a different reason code. Line-item reason codes are selected from the Line Item Reasons column at the bottom of the Payment Entry window. Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. On the main toolbar, select Posting . The Batch Posting window opens. Double-click the desired batch header record. The Payment Entry window opens. Type the encounter number in Enc/Clm#, and select Enter. The account guarantor, patient, medical record number, and the billed account displays in the Payment Entry window. In Line Item Reasons, select the codes that match the payer's reason code on the remittance advice. Enter the required fields and select Recalc. Select Save. Parent topic: Entering Reason Codes during Payment Entry

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Posting Transactions Overview

In NextGen® Enterprise PM, a payment is considered posted only if has gone through the posting process. You can add or modify payments for an encounter only until it is posted. The posting process is a way of telling the application that everything has been done correctly and is ready to be committed to the system. Payment posting could be manual in paper format as Explanation of Benefits (EOB) or electronically as Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA). In NextGen® Enterprise PM, there are two sources for transactions, patients or payers. Payments may come from primary, secondary or tertiary payers. Transaction Posting Process You can create a batch to enter relevant information for payments and posting the payments. Select an Active Batch You can use the Batch Posting widow to set a batch as an active batch. Add a Transaction to a Batch You can use the transactions to an active batch using the Batch Posting window. Components of the Payment Entry Window You have to enter the payment info

Add a Transaction Level Reason Code During Payment Entry

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