Skilled Nursing Facilities

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Managing Charge and Adjustment Codes

You create Charge and Adjustment Codes to use when entering ancillary charges, adjustments and balance forward batches. Charge and Adjustment Codes are used to book ancillary revenue and flow to billing.

Note

For a better work flow, complete the Charge Code Categories, Payers, and Chart of Accounts here as these lists are used when creating Charge Adjustment Codes.

Warning

You must check Allow Override of Amt. for all charge codes not associated with a standard amount.

You cannot delete a used Charge and Adjustment Code. Enter a ineffective date to discontinue use. 

  1. Do one of the following: 

    • Single facility: Admin > Setup > Charge/Adjustment Codes

    • Multi-facility: Management Console > Standards > Financial Management > Charge/Adjustment Codes

  • Click View Payers for a full Payer Code description.

  • For Charge Codes used to adjust payer balances, select Transaction Type of adjustment for refund, write-off, or other adjustments. 

  • For Charge Codes used to record Ancillary type charges like Hairdressing or Therapy, select Transaction Type of Ancillary, Service. 

  • For Charge Codes used to record Ancillary type charges like Cable or Telephone, select Transaction Type, of Ancillary, Product.

  • Charge and Adjustment Codes created at Management Console must be activated for facilities.

  • When adjustment code's transaction type is adjustment and type is not balance forward, those accounts do not appear to select in the transaction entry of an adjustment batch.