Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.

...

  1. Procedure Table:

    1. The procedures listed in the Clinical Procedure/Lab table consist of all of the clinical procedures defined in the protocol's clinical calendar, as well as any budget procedures that have been added by the Budget entry team.

    2. Individual procedures can be expanded by using the "+" or collapsed using the "-" to view Charge Master items that have been added.

    3. Selecting the "Expand All" hyperlink at the top of the list will show all Charge Master events tied to all of the billing procedures. Charge Master Events/Items that will be performed in clinical areas will contain the CPT (billing code) code/s for that service. The Washington University and BJC billing staff will use these codes to review charges in Epic for patients associated with research studies in Epic.

       

  2. Footnotes

    1. Towards the bottom of the pare page are calendar and financial only footnotes

    2. Financial only footnotes are only visible through the Financials Console or Coverage Analysis Console. Each financial only footnote starts with an index of "F".

    3. If a calendar is built, but there are no procedures with billing risk, you will see a footnote indicating such like the F1 footnote below.

...

The Billing Grid is a line-item list of the study activities and visit schedule, including the Billing Designations and Supporting Designations for each Charge Master Event and Item, as well as , applicable footnotes in a table format. Once added by the Coverage Analysis team, the billing designations are seen on the Billing Grid page next to the appropriate procedure and visit. Procedures are listed on the left while the time points (or milestones) are listed at the top of the displayed Billing Grid.

  1. Select Billing Grid from the left vertical tabs:
  2. The Billing Grid Display Filters offer many options to customize your view of the Billing Grid: 
    1. Calendar and Budget Version Filters: Allows you to select the appropriate calendar and budget version
    2. Protocol Arm: Allows you to limit your display to a single treatment arm of the calendar
    3. Sponsor: Allows you to limit the display to show only procedures associated with a single sponsor if multiple sponsors are listed on the protocol
    4. Display Event Codes and Item Codes: By default, event codes and item codes are not included automatically visible in the billing grid. Select this checkbox to include them.
    5. Billing Designations:
      1. Allows you to select one or multiple billing designations
      2. Selectable billing designations:
      3. S also known as Standard of Care or SOC
      4. R also known as Research
    6. Supporting Designation: 
      1. Allows you to select one or multiple supporting designations. 
      2. Table below shows all possible Supporting Designations at WashU.
    7. Refresh: Select "refresh" to apply your filter selections to the Billing Grid
    8. Clear: Click "clear" and "refresh" to rest the filters and remove them from the Billing Grid
  3. Below is a simple example of what a Billing Grid might look like:

...