Payment Entry - Entering a Payment from Medicare or a Contractual Company

The procedure for Payment Entry - Entering a Payment from Medicare or a Contractual Company in Payment Entry describes how to enter a simple payment from a contractual company, such as Medicare.  There are several methods for making payments from contractual companies.

• If you want to automatically transfer the balance of the ticket from the primary insurance to the secondary insurance, follow the directions for Entering an Automatic Transfer.

• If you want to accept the contractual company's payment as payment in full, and therefore adjust out any remaining balance, follow the directions for Entering an Adjustment by Percent.

• If you want to transfer the balance from the contractual company to the patient, follow the directions for Entering a Transfer from Insurance to Patient.