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  1. 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...
  2. 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 ...
  3. 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 ...
  4. How to add revenue codes to a fee schedule v1

    Hover over Billing in your navigation bar and select Fee Schedule . Make sure you are on the Revenue tab.          3. Select  + Add New and choose Revenue from the Code Type dro...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. How to add a responsible party to my patient's chart

    Note: Depending on the plan type, you can expect to see the new additional fields to the Responsible Party section beginning March 2024 and will be enabled for all DrChrono users by April 2024. Adding a parent/guardian/responsible party to ...
  8. UB04 Boxes 31-34 - What are occurrence codes and how do I add them to an institutional claim?

    Occurrence codes and their respective dates disclose the payer-specific event(s) related to the billing period on the UB04. They are located in boxes 31-36 on the UB04. To view and enter them into your patient's...
  9. UB04 Boxes 18-28 - What is a condition code and how do I enter them on an institutional claim?

    Condition codes are 2-digit numerical or alphanumeric representations of aspects of a patient, services provided, the type of service venue, and/or billing situations that can impact a payer's processing of an institutional claim. These codes ar...
  10. UB04 Box 17 - How to add a patient's discharge status to an institutional claim

    DrChrono makes it simple to add the patient's discharge status to their institutional claim which will be printed in box 17 on the UB04 institutional claim form and transmitted on the EDI file. Navigate to Billing > Live Claims Feed > Insi...