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  1. UB04 Box 69 - Where do I add the admitting diagnosis on an institutional claim?

    The patient's admitting diagnosis must be printed in box 69 on the UB04 institutional claim form. DrChrono makes it easy to add to your patient's claim. Navigate to Billing > Live Claims Feed > inside patient's appointment > Line items transa...
  2. UB04 Box 66 - Procedure Code Qualifier

    On both professional and institutional claims, the billing provider must disclose whether ICD-9 or ICD-10 codes are being utilized. Since October 1, 2015 claims have been required to use ICD-10 coding. DrChrono will automatically print procedu...
  3. UB04 Box 67 - How to add diagnosis codes to a patient's institutional claim

    There are a few ways in DrChrono to add diagnosis codes to a patient's claim. Which one is best depends on where you are in the system and what fits better in your workflow. Adding directly to the appointment Navigate to Billing > Live ...
  4. Entering an authorization number

    Authorization Numbers If you have been issued an authorization number from a payer for your services, you can enter the information into the patient's chart so it will automatically populate on the patient's claim form (either the HCFA-1500 or ...
  5. UB04 Box 53 - Noting an Assignment of Benefits on an institutional claim

    On your institutional claim, you will need to notate that you either have (Y) a signed assignment of benefits from the patient permitting direct payment from the payer to the provider, (N) if there is no signed assignment of benefits on file whi...
  6. UB04 Box 52 - Notating a signed release or informed consent on an institutional claim

    On your institutional claim, you will need to note that you either have (Y) a signed statement on file from the patient permitting a data release or (I) have informed consent to release medical information. DrChrono makes it easy to note both ...
  7. Using the Qty/Min feature in the Live Claims Feed

    Often when assembling a patient's invoice, there will be multiple units of the same CPT/HCPCS/Revenue Code. DrChrono has integrated a Qty/Min feature to make accounting for multiple units of the same code a breeze! Navigate to Billing > Live ...
  8. How to add revenue codes to a fee schedule v1

    Adding Revenue Codes to Fee Schedule v1 Hover over Billing in your navigation bar and select Fee Schedule . Make sure you are on the Revenue tab.          3. Click on + Add New and ch...
  9. UB04 Box 42 - Adding revenue codes to an institutional claim

    As you build your institutional claim for services rendered, you will need to add revenue codes to each charge line. This will combine charges by category. Revenue codes can be added first to your fee schedule, and then to each patient enc...
  10. UB04 Boxes 39 - 41 - What is a value code and why is it needed on my institutional claim?

    Value codes are required on an institutional claim to identify data elements such as: Medicare lifetime reserve days, no-fault payments, and the number of days not covered by the primary payer. They can be easily added to the U...