CO-253

[CoachHousePT]

Good morning,

I am trying to update our posting codes so when I apply the insurance payments it will automatically adjust as needed. However, I don't have a block to put CO-253. The highest mine goes is 239. Is there anyway to add a block for CO-253?

For context, I'm looking at it through Revenue Management -> Configure -> Preferences -> Assign Posting Codes.

If there is another way of doing this, I'm all ears.

Thank you!

[Gavin Walker]

First go to the Remittance Codes tab and add an entry for 253 and give it a description Sequestration – Reduction in Federal Spending. Then you can go over to Assign Posting Codes and you'll want to make it an Insurance Adjustment or Write Off.

[CoachHousePT]

Thank you! That has saved me much grief. I didn't realize I could add those like that. I just thought it was game over at that point.

[dkennelly]

Hi Gavin,
I don't receive ERA's and post payments manually. Is there a way to get both CO 237 and CO 253 to show up on the secondary claims? I do send the secondary claims electronically, but always have to correct them manually after sending to clearinghouse (emdeon) when they get rejected for not balancing. I do have an adjustment code that I use when posting payments, but since there is no additional adjustment space in the apply payments window, I put it in the withhold box.
Is there a better or easier way to do this?
Thanks so much

[Gavin Walker]

Revenue Management auto-posting will post both adjustments as 2 separate entries. For manual entry through deposit entry window, since there is only one adjustment column, you'll have to combine the 2 adjustments into 1 adjustment and enter it that way.

[dkennelly]

Thanks for the reply. How would that be shown on the electronic secondary claim? Is there any way to convey the separate adjustments so that the secondary will process correctly?

[Gavin Walker]

You would have to enter as 2 separate adjustments in transaction entry, but secondary insurance only cares about the overall adjustment, so it is probably not necessary to go to that trouble.