Quick Billing - PM

Quick billing is a process that combines the Create Interim Billing Batch File and Close Charges forms and generates bills in a single step.
Quick billing supports report-only guarantors. 

If the quick bill include 837 rules, and the quick billing rule includes a billing batch, when all bills are generated a message displays the quick billing batch number.

► Types of files Quick Billing can generate

• 837 Professional Bills (Including Error Report)
• 837 Institutional Bills (Including Error Report)
• 837 Dental Bills (Including Error Report)
• Paper Bills
• UB04 bills
• Self Pay Bills
• Site-specific bill formats

► A Quick Billing Batch Number is accessible in these forms:

• Create Interim Billing Batch File
• Delete Claim
• Edit Interim Billing Batch File
• Open Charges
• Close Charges
• Spreadsheet Batch Cash Posting

Prerequisites:

• A quick billing rule must be set up in the Quick Billing Rule Definition form.

• Note: This article is specific to myAvatar. 

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   Go to: Avatar PM >  Billing > Bill Production > Quick Billing

2. In the First Date Of Service To Include field, enter the first service date to include in the bill.

3. In the Last Date Of Service To Include field, enter the last service date to include in the bill.

4. In the Create Claims field:

   • Select Yes to create claims for open charges that will be included in the bill. Open charges that are included in the bill will be closed.

   • Select No to allow the bill to be generated multiple times until the bill is ready to be claimed.

5. In the Claim Date field, enter the bill claim date.

6. In the Billing Rule Group To Execute select the quick billing rule group (Quick Billing Rule Definition form, Quick Billing Rule Group section).

7. In the Billing Rule To Execute field, select the quick billing rule (Quick Billing Rule Definition form).

8. In the File field, select the 837 file.

9. Click Print 837 Report to generate the 837 file information.

10. In the Include Service(s) Assigned For Re-Bill field, select Yes to include services that have been marked for re-billing in the quick bill.

11. Click Submit.

► Additional Section

• Print Crystal Self Pay Bill

► Registry Settings

• 837I-Dates To Populate 2300 DTP
• Add Per Diem Rates For Multiple Per Diem Services
• Allow Additional Release Of Information HIPAA Codes (2300-CLM-09 and 2320-OI-06)
• Allow Compiles For Specific Maintenance Type Codes
• Default Zero Units To One
• Display Individual Payments
• Display Payments Thru Print Charges Thru Date
• Enable Date Of Death (2000B/2000C-PAT-06)
• Enable Inactive Program Selection
• Enable New Quick Billing Format
• Execute Roll-Up Prior To Quick Billing
• Include Non-Billable Services
• Include Zero Charge Services (Self Pay)
• Limit Self Pay Bills To Monthly
• Pay Arrangement Includes 0 Charge Pymt
• Print Bills Only For Discharged Client
• Print Claims With Credit Balances
• Report Monthly Income Once Per Month
• Self-Pay Bill - Services To Include
• Specify Minimum Length for Report Only Guarantor's Subscriber Primary Identifier
• Use Claim First/Last Dates Of Service
• Use Coverage Effective/Expiration Dates