Attach Other Modifiers

NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0

Attach a Suggested Modifiers

You can attach suggested modifiers to a procedure in the coding grid. Suggested modifiers appear above the grid in blue text. Different categories allow for different modifiers which appear above the grid when a procedure is selected. For example, the office visit procedure code allows for the following common modifiers: Modifiers on the Finalize Visit template Select the procedure from the coding grid. Click the modifier link to attach it to the selected procedure. Parent topic: Coding Procedures Parent topic: Apply Diagnoses to Procedures

NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0

View and Change the Order of Diagnoses Codes

You can view diagnosis codes attached to a procedure and change the order in which those codes are displayed for billing purposes. On the Finalize Visit template, click the View button under the grid displaying the Visit Type, Billing Status, Description, and more. The IORTS FV View template opens. IORTS FV View template Select a procedure from the Procedures grid to view the diagnosis codes. A diamond next to the procedure indicates the selected procedure. The fields below the grid fill with the corresponding data from the grid. The lower left section displays ICD codes attached to the selected procedure. To change the order of the codes, select a diagnosis code and use the up and down arrows to move the code up or down in the list. The code at the top is the primary ICD code. Parent topic: Apply Diagnoses to Procedures

NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0

Add Assessment Codes

The Assessments grid displays today’s assessments. Click Add under the assessment grid to add additional diagnosis codes. Select diagnosis codes from the Assessment grid to attach them to the procedure for billing. The ICD codes attached to the procedure appear in the ICD section. The primary diagnosis in bold and listed first. Assessments on the IORTS FV View template Select a diagnosis code and use the up and down arrows to change the order or primary listed ICD code. Click the X to remove a diagnosis code from a procedure. Click Close to return to the Finalize Visit template. Parent topic: Coding Procedures

NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0

Coding Procedures

You can view all procedures, diagnoses, and modifiers that need to be billed for the current encounter to finalize a visit. The coding grid on the Finalize Visit template displays the following items that need to be billed for the current encounter. Procedures Diagnoses Modifiers Orders for durable medical equipment (DME) that are dispensed by your practice The following details are displayed for each item in the coding grid. Visit type Billing status of the procedure Description of the procedure to be billed Primary diagnosis codes after it is been coded Modifiers Code being sent for billing Coding grid on the Finalize Visit template The billing status is displayed as Coded for the items that have a diagnosis code, and the billing status is blank for the items without a diagnosis code. After you submit the charges, the billing status is displayed as Submitted for all items in the coding grid. The following table describes the buttons that are used for modifying items in the coding gri

NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0

Apply Diagnoses to Procedures

To add all selected diagnoses to all procedures in the bottom grid, click the Apply To All button. Any diagnosis with a check mark is added to all procedure in the coding grid. To apply codes to individual procedures, do the following: Select the diagnosis codes desired for the procedure. Select the procedure. Click the Apply Codes button. Apply diagnoses on the Finalize Visit template View and Change the Order of Diagnoses Codes Attach a Suggested Modifiers Attach Other Modifiers Parent topic: Finalizing a Patient Visit Parent topic: Submitting Charges to Finalize a Visit

NextGen® Therapy Suite Help 30.3.13.0

Add a Modifier

You can add a modifier to any code in the Codes grid. Select the code that you want to add a modifier to. Select the field below the Mod column of the Modifiers grid, and then enter the modifier to be applied. Select the option for Cpt Code. Select the field below the Cpt Code Ind column. A picklist of codes opens. If a modifier is needed, do the following: Due to billing two therapies together, choose the code for the additional therapy – the one NOT selected from the CPT Code grid, and then select OK. On the code you selected from the CPT Code grid (for example, for a chiropractor who needs to apply an AT modifier to CMT codes and the payer is Medicare), select that same code from the list, and then select OK. Select the field below Financial Category column. A picklist of financial categories opens. Select a financial category from the picklist, and then select OK. Select the field below the Payer Name column and select a financial category from the picklist. Select Add to add the m

Attach Other Modifiers

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Attach a Suggested Modifiers

View and Change the Order of Diagnoses Codes

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