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  1. Date of Current Illness vs Initial Treatment date; what is the difference?

    Many different scenarios would require a specific date (other than the date of service) to be listed on the claim form. Two of the most common are the Date of Current Illness, Injury, or Pregnancy and the Initial Treatment date. Below w...
  2. UB04 Box 80 - Can I add free-text remarks on an institutional claim?

    Yes! You can add any information that the payer may need when adjudicating the claim can be added to appear in box 80 on the UB04 form. Navigate to Billing > Live Claims Feed > Inside patient's appointment > Info tab If you need additio...
  3. UB04 Boxes 76 - 79 - Where do I add attending, operating, and consulting provider information on an institutional claim?

    Providers involved in a patient's institutional care can quickly, and easily be added to the claim. Adding these providers to your contacts will make the process of adding them to any claim that much faster. Navigate to Billing > Live Claim...
  4. UB04 Box 74 - Where do I add the Principal Procedure Code for an institutional claim?

    For inpatient claims where a procedure was performed, the claim must include the procedure code(s) and dates on which they were performed. This field is not currently required on outpatient claims. Be sure to check t he Medicare Claims Processing ...
  5. UB04 Box 70 - When do I need to use a Patient Reason for Visit Code?

    Patient reason for visit codes is required on institutional claims when the Type of Bill is 013X (hospital outpatient) and 085X (Critical Access Hospital) when the type of visit codes are 1, 2, or 5 and revenue codes 045X, 0516, or 0762 are billed. ...
  6. 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...
  7. 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 ...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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 ...