Third Party Billing

Third Party Billing

Third Party or Other Payer Billing

An Entity or person other than the patient will be paying for the service.

Other Payer Fee Types

F Type on the billing screen must have an Other Payer Fee Type selected to bill a Third Party
Numerous other payer fee types can be entered in Impulse in Admin\Item Maintenance\Fee Types

TP:    Third party
WC:   Workers compensation
TAC:  Victoria TAC [Fees in Impulse]
VWA: Victoria Worksafe [Fees in Impulse]
SWA: South Australian Worksafe [Fees In Impulse]
WCN: New South Wales Workcover [Fees in Impulse]
WQL: Queensland Workcover [Fees in Impulse]

Add an Other Payer

Access is Through the following options
  1. Third Parties Right hand Taskbar Main Screen of Impulse
  2. Patient Details\Tab 5-Other Payers

Prior to adding a new Other Payer check to see if the Other Payer is already listed in Impulse.
See Support Sheet Patient Details Other payer

Invoice Other Payer

  1. Search Patient and open Patient Details
  2. Check Tab 5- Other Payers to make sure That the incident you wish to bill against is listed if not add incident
  3. F8 to Bill Patient
  4. In Billing Screen
    1. Select Location
    2. Select Provider
    3. Select Service date
    4. Select F Type
    5. Enter Item Number
    6. Tab
    7. If more than one incident is listed for the patient double click into the INC# on the billing grid
    8. Select the incident the invoice is for
    9. Down Arrow to enter further service dates
    10. Print Invoice

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