Bill Type Master File

Bill Type Master File

Bill Types group payers that share similar billing rules (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial Insurance, Workers’ Compensation).

Best practice:

  • Configure Bill Types as reusable, multi‑payer categories.
  • Associate each individual payer with the appropriate Bill Type.
  • Do not use Bill Types as substitutes for specific payers or create one‑off Bill Types per payer.

This approach centralizes common rules while preserving payer‑specific settings.

📘 Instructions

It is strongly recommended to use guided assistance.

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