The Estimate Patient Cost report provides a consolidated list of cost estimates submitted in NextGen® Enterprise PM.
You can access the report from .
The enhanced reporting facility of the
Estimate Patient Cost report enables you to do the following:
- Get a statistical overview of the cost estimates
- Expand and collapse the details of a cost estimate
- Open a cost estimate on the Estimate Patient Cost window from the report.
The overview of the report provides the following statistical data for estimates with insurance coverage as against self-pay.
- Number of estimates
- Total estimated amount projected as insurance responsibility
- Total estimated amount projected as patient responsibility
- Total estimated amount projected as self-pay
The report displays the primary columns for the estimates, sorted by cost estimation date. When you click an estimate, the row expands displaying the sub columns of the report.
Clicking anywhere collapses the sub columns.
You can double-click an estimate to open it on the Estimate Patient Cost window.
You can customize the report by right-clicking anywhere in the report and then using the following options.
- Autosize Columns. To automatically adjust all column widths.
- Filter. To show or hide the Configuration Options panel.
- . To change the font of the header row.
- . To change the font of the report body.
- Headers and Footers. To customize the header and footer.
- Options. To format numbers and define the print options for the report.
The following reports generated in
NextGen® Enterprise PM also display the data related to cost estimation.
- Appointment Listing Report
- Activity Detail Report
- Payments by Line Item Report
- Payments by Transaction Item Report
- Payments by Encounter Item Report
- Transactions by Encounter Summary Report
- Transactions by Encounter Summary with Transactions Code Report
- Transactions by Line Item Summary Report
- Transactions By Line Item Summary with Transactions Code Report
You can perform functions like, filter, sort, group, and total on the reports using the following columns.
- Cost Est ID
- Cost Est Dt
- Cost Est Ins Resp
- Cost Est Pat Resp
- Cost Est Total
- Cost Est Paid Amount
Note: If the patient type exceeds 33000 in your practice, avoid exporting a cost estimation report.
For more information on the reports, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest Reports User Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM.
