Maintaining supply charge prices

Maintaining supply charge prices revolves around Price Calculation (PC120). The program calculates, updates, and prints the Charge Item Price List.

Maintaining the supply charge prices consists of:

  • Changing the Price Class table as needed

  • Changing patient charge items as needed

  • Running Price Calculation (PC120) to print the Charge Item Price List as needed

  • Optionally sending a copy of the Charge Item Price List to the patient billing department

  • Handling charge item price changes

The following table summarizes supply-charge price maintenance activities:

To Use Run Price Calculation (PC120) in
Change the Price Class table Price Class (PC08.1) List mode
Change patient charge items Patient Charge Items (PC10.1) List mode
List charge item prices List mode
Report charge item prices List mode
Calculate but not update charge item prices Report mode
Update charge item prices Update mode
Optional. Obtain pricing feedback from the patient billing department Use a printed copy of the Charge Item Price List printed above in Price Calculation (PC120) N/A
Handle charge item price changes Use Price Class (PC08.1) to change the Price Class table Update mode to recalculate supply charge prices