Add New Insurance Company

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Updated: 09/29/2023 | Views: 15298

Insurance companies represent an insurance carrier or network (e.g., Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Medicare). Once an Insurance Company record has been created, you can add insurance plans and enroll for available electronic services to submit claims, check patient eligibility, and receive ERAs.

Important Note: To ensure proper claim submission, configure each insurance company's settings in the Desktop Application.

Note: A subscription to Billing is required to electronically submit claims, check patient eligibility, and receive ERAs.

Access Insurance Hover over the User icon and click on Practice Settings. The Practice Settings page opens. Click Insurance. The Insurance Companies dashboard opens.
Add Insurance Company To prevent duplication, search and verify the insurance company is not in the system before proceeding. Click +Add Insurance. The Most Commonly Requested tab of the Add Insurance pop-up window opens. Add an insurance company by selecting from the list of common insurances in the state (where the practice is located) and/or click the Search Other tab to manually look for an insurance. Most Commonly Requested: Use the scroll bar to navigate up and down the list then click + or anywhere on the line item to add the insurance company to the Selected Insurances list. Search Other: Enter the Insurance Name or ID number and select it from the auto-populated results list. Then, click Add to add the insurance company to the Selected Insurances list. If desired, filter by Type, Clearinghouse or State.
Review the Selected Insurances list for accuracy. Note: Insurances with an orange icon indicates a duplicate in the list or is an existing insurance company in the account. To remove an insurance company from the list, click X. Click Save. The selected insurance companies display in the list of insurances. Important Note: To ensure proper claim submission, configure each insurance company's settings in the Desktop Application. When necessary, submit electronic service enrollment requests for the insurance company.