What is charge posting or charge entry? It is the crucial process of assigning an appropriate fee based on the fee schedule, per the chosen medical codes during the patient’s visit. The provider’s reimbursement for services rendered hinges on the accuracy of the charges entered. It starts with the super bill or charge ticket, goes through coding and is then handled by the charge entry team who ensures that all information is entered correctly to build the claim. The charge entry must be completed error-free, as it can increase claim denials if not entered and scrubbed correctly and must be done promptly so as not to miss the payer-established deadlines for filing claims.
As charge posting is the first step in a clean medical billing claim process, it requires accurate information such as patient demographics, date of service, place of service, provider details, physician, procedure, and diagnostic codes. Not only is this work tedious but time-consuming as well. Any error can lead to claim rejection or claim denial by the payer, delaying payment and slowing down the practice’s cash flow. Thus, the team handling charge posting must be exceptionally detail-oriented to ensure that all the information provided in the charge entry is correct.
Do you have a backlog of super bills and charges? Not enough resources to help? Partnering with Billed Right for your revenue cycle management can remove the stress of charge entry, ensuring your medical billing claims go out clean and are paid promptly, lessening denials and increasing revenue.
We do all this within your patient management system so there is full transparency into your medical billing. Moreover, partnering with us gives you the access to AAPC-certified coders who provide you coding education via newsletters, 1-1 meetings, helpdesk, and provide feedback and education to your medical staff, helping to ensure that medical billing claims are processed correctly the first time.
Contact Billed Right today to discover how we can streamline charge posting, claims submission, claim processing, charge capture, and enhance your overall revenue cycle efficiency!
