Associated DX for labs/procedures should not transfer to PM Pending Charges
When a provider is in an encounter in EMR, they can select a lab/procedure order and assign it to a staff member to complete. If an "associated DX" is listed on the lab/procedure order, even if the item is marked "No" on "bill for item", the associated DX will pass through to billing in PM pending charges.
The only DX we should want to pass through to PM billing is the DX from the "Assessment" on an encounter. If the billable DX codes come from two places, this can cause duplicate DX codes that have to be deleted. Sometimes a lab/procedure can only have a screening DX code to support it, screening codes are not the doctor's assessment and are not billable DX codes that should pass through to PM pending charges.
Resolution: Either create a setting to turn this off or simply remove this feature all together. I don't see how any biller or coder would want "associated DX" lab or procedure codes to show up on their billing PM pending charges.
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The bill builder screen gives the user the ability to edit what transfers to the PM for claim submission.