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Adding Payers, Service Codes, and Budgets

How to set up payers, create billing codes, and assign those codes to clients.

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During setup, start by setting up your payers and creating your service codes. Once these are completed, you can create budgets for clients.

Set up your payers

  1. Click Finance in the left menu

  2. Click Payer Management in the left menu

  3. Click Create Payer

  4. Fill in the required fields

    • Name

    • Description

  5. Click Save

Repeat this process to add all entities you bill to (e.g., Medicaid, private pay, counties).

Note: This must be done before creating service codes or assigning codes to individuals.


Create your billing codes

  1. Click Finance in the left menu

  2. Click Code Management in the left menu

  3. Click Create Billing Code

  4. Fill in the required information

    • Basic Info:

      • Code Name: enter the code name as listed in Medicaid or the billing entity (e.g., T2003)

      • Modifiers

      • Display Name: this is the name displayed for the DSPs (e.g., Respite Level One)

      • Group Code

    • Code Details:

      • State

      • Place of Service

      • Description

      • EVV Required: skip this unless the code requires EVV

    • Billing Configuration:

      • Split at Midnight: decide if you want to separate overnight shifts at midnight

      • Unit Type: select Minutes, Day, or Distance

      • Enable rounding: if toggled on, enter Minutes worked to round up

      • Rate: e.g., $15.50

  5. Click Save Code

Repeat for all codes your agency uses.


Create budgets and assign codes to clients

  1. Click Clients in the left menu

  2. Search for the client and click Profile

  3. Click Budget in the slide-out menu

  4. Click Create Budget +

  5. Fill in the required fields:

    • Service Code (i.e. billing code)

    • Payer (i.e. entity billed for services)

    • Available Units

    • Rate: default rate populates once Service Code is selected, but rate can be individually changed on the client level

    • Start Date and End Date

    • Reference ID (e.g., Authorization number, PCP number, or another state identifier)

    • Restrictions

  6. Click Save

Note: The service code and payer will first need to be added to Payer Management and Code Management.


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