We have a separate system that we use for billing but our providers still enter ICD and CPT codes in GE for the billers to use as a reference when they are entering charges into the billing system. One of our providers is starting to enter hospital charges billable through the clinic in GE. Unfortunately he will not always know the correct code so sometimes the coders need to enter a different code into our billing system than what was entered in GE. We would like the records in GE to match our billing system. Does anyone have any input on the best way to handle this? Once an order is signed we can't go in and change that order. If we change the hospital orders disposition to In process would our coders have the ability to change it to the correct code? I haven't played around with the In Process or Admin Hold since we do not use GE for billing.
Having them default to Admin Hold would allow you to change it lately.
however somebody will have to complete the order later.