Encounters by Status Panel Overview

Encounters by Status Panel Overview

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
  • These are 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 no longer be in this 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 Statuses Eligible for Claim Submission

  • The following Claim Statuses denote that the Claim is eligible for submission (or resubmission):
  • IP03: Ready for Submission
  • IP04: Ready for Resubmission
  • IP06: Ready for Submission Zero Balance
  • Any system-delivered Claim Status that appears as green in the Encounters by Status list is eligible for submission.

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 delivered edits, which catches specific problems before the Claims are sent to the Clearinghouse.
  •  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].
  • Note: Refer to the Claim Submission Queue for specific reasons Claims did not batch.
  • CE: Clearinghouse Rejected: The Clearinghouse provides immediate scrubs to prevent Payer rejections.
  • The rejections allow you to correct and resubmit clean Claims to the Clearinghouse before being sent to the Payer.
  • Since Claims are processed within minutes of uploading a Claim Batch, Clearinghouse Rejections arrive quickly and should be addressed promptly to prevent submission delays.
  • The rejection reason will indicate how to correct the Claim.
  • PE: Payer RejectedPayer Rejections can be more difficult to read as they often do not comply with standard responses.
  • The Payer rejections allow you to correct and resubmit Claims to produce clean Claims to the Payers.
  • You may need to contact the Payer directly if you are unsure how to make corrections to resubmit.
  • ***Note: The 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.

Why did my Claims not Batch?

If you are confused about why your Claims did not batch, use the Question Marks on the Encounters by Status Panel for further clarification.

  • The Claims Submission Queue breaks down the reasons down by Category, such as Open Reference Batch, Adjudication Unbalanced, etc.


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

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