Creating patient price class

The price class or Patient Charge Item table contains a list of chargeable items with charge prices and a specific charge number. A charge number is used by your organization's patient billing system to represent a supply item and its associated patient charge.

  1. Select Supply Management > Supply Management Setup > Inventory Control > Patient Charges > Patient Price Class.
  2. Click Create.
  3. Specify this information:
    Item Group
    The identifier for a group of items that can be shared by one or more companies.
    Patient Price Class
    Select a code that identifies the rules for calculating a patient charge price.
    Cost Limit
    Specify a value for the upper limit. The lower limit is either zero or the upper limit of the previous limit in the same price class.
    Description
    Markup Percentage
    Specify a percentage of the item's cost to be added to the item when calculating the patient charge price.
    Add On Amount
    Specify a fixed amount to be added to the item when calculating the patient charge price.
    Rounded To Amount
    Specify an amount for the rounding of the calculated dollar amount. If you type 1.00, then the patient charge price is rounded to the nearest dollar.
    Minimum Price
    Specify the minimum amount to be charged for an item. If the calculated patient charge price is less than this amount, then the solution uses this amount.
  4. Click Save.