Encounters by Status  

Access the Encounters by Status panel on the Claims screen or the Home Dashboard if pinned. This panel is used for short-term Claims management.

The Filters can be used to search for a specific Insurance, Facility, and Billing Provider and to Include Hidden Statuses.

Many times, a Tag can be used instead of a Claim Status. One of the many advantages of Tags is the ability to have more than one Tag on an Encounter. Learn more: Tags.

Claim Statuses

• All Encounters when created are assigned a Claim Status.

• IP03: Insurance Claims: Ready for Submission

• BALANCE: Self Pay Encounters: Assigned Claim Status is Balance

• As the Encounters move through the process of submission, the Claim Status changes with each step.

• CA: Clearinghouse Accepted CA: Claim passed Clearinghouse edits

• EP01: Sent to Clearinghouse: Claim passed the Local Edit errors

• EPX: Crossed from Primary: Claims that have been transferred to the Secondary Payer by the Primary Payer.

• FP: Finalized Paid

• HCOB: Hold Coordination of Benefits: This status is a holding place for the Secondary, Tertiary, and Patient. When the responsible party's payment is posted, this status automatically changes to Ready for Submission for the next Insurance Payer. If the next responsibility is the Patient, the Status changes to Balance.

• INC: Incomplete: Claims that have not been completed for submission. Usually, these Claims are created from your Clinical Documentation, but also can be manually marked as Incomplete. These Claims will not be transmitted until they are completed.
  

• PX: Claim Proxied: This status is only available when enrolled in Proxy services.

• IPH: On Hold: Manually chosen to keep a claim from being transmitted. Tags can be used for holding claims as well.

• IP04: Ready for Resubmission

• IP06: Ready for Submission Zero Balance

• IP0U: To Be Uploaded Electronically

• This is a System Status that is used when Claims that have been batched but are waiting to be uploaded to the Clearinghouse.
  

• This status should NEVER be chosen manually since it is an automatic System function.

• Once the Claims are uploaded, the Claims will move automatically to a different status.

• IP0P: To Be Printed

• NOBAL: No Balance

• PA: Payer Accepted: Claim passed Payer edits

• PRINT: Has been Printed

• SP: Sent to Payer: Claim passed Clearinghouse edits

 Claim Status Errors   

• If there are Errors that cause the claim not to transmit, the Encounters by Status panel will show these Statuses:

• LE: Local Edit Error: The Claim did not pass the internal System edits.
  

• Charge Management Rules can be used to create additional scrubs before the Claim leaves the System.
  

• These will display on the Encounters by Status panel as Local Edit Errors [LE].
  

• CE: Clearinghouse Rejected: The Clearinghouse provides immediate scrubs to prevent Payer rejections. The rejection reason will indicate how to correct the Claim.

• PE: Payer Rejected: Payer Rejections can be more difficult to read as they often do not comply with standard responses.
  

• You may need to contact the Payer directly if you are unsure how to make corrections to resubmit.
  

• ***Keep in mind that this Claim has not entered the Payer adjudication system, therefore, it will not be on file at the Insurance Company.***
  

• The Payer should be able to help you with the rejection reason even though they do not have the Claim on file.

 Learn More   

• Customize the Encounter by Status Panel

• Rejected Claims on the Encounter by Status Panel

• Encounter by Status FAQs

• Encounter By Status List
  

• Payer Rejections
  

• Charge Management Rules