* indicates a required field

Name
Group/Individual

Select either Group or Individual to indicate the provider type.
Alpha

Auto-updated, read-only field based on the group or individual information entered, used to sort the provider's name in reference lists.
Group The provider group's name.

Individual

When the provider isn't in a group these fields apply.

  • Last Name*—The individual's last name.
  • First Name—The individual's first name.
  • Middle Name—The individual's middle name. You can enter a middle initial rather than a full name.
  • Prefix—A title that displays at the beginning of a person's name to indicate marital status and gender, education, or occupation, (e.g., Dr., Mrs., PhD, etc.)
  • Generation—Suffix to distinguish persons that share the same name in a family, (e.g. Jr., II, Sr, etc.)Select a generation from the list. The list only displays if the System Administrator Control (SAC) is set to perform a data validation on the Generation field.
  • Title—A professional or some other designation that comes at the end of a name, for example, CPA, MD, ESQ, etc. Select a title from the list. The list only displays if the System Administrator Control (SAC) is set to perform a data validation on the Title field.
Additional Information

Receive 1099 Misc

 Indicates the 1099-MISC form will be sent to the billing provider when it's issued.

Prevent Benefits Assignment

 Prevent operators from assigning services and benefits to the billing provider.

Suppress Member EOB

 Prevent generating member EOBsClosed EOBs are sent to members and payees to inform them of the disposition of claims. Typically an EOB identifies the date and type of service, the billed amount, deductibles, co-insurance, and an explanation of any ineligible charges. An EOB can also be a helpful tool in identifying fraudulent claims, as the member receives notification even when payment is made to the provider. An EOB isn't a bill. when the billing provider is paid.

Suppress Pend Statement

 Prevent a pend statement being generated for the billing provider.

Allow Batched Checks

 Indicates that batch multiple claims payable to the billing provider are on one check.
Suppress PPA

Indicates that the PPA window won't display in claims entry or claims processing when the associated service provider is on the claim.

  • Your system might be configured to display suppress the PPA window if the claim is zero.

This field won’t display for the first service provider associated with this billing provider.

If an operator isn't allowed to take PPA (security settings), the PPA window will be suppressed. If the provider or member has a PPA, pend code P28 will be applied to the claim so that an operator who has the ability to determine whether to take PPA or not can complete the claim.

Note: Contact your basys representative to set or change SAC (System Administration Control) settings. Don't change SACs without first consulting basys as changing them can affect other functions and global system settings.
Take PPA at Billing Provider Level
  • If your system is configured to take prior payment adjustments at the service provider level, but this billing provider does not, use this option to have any prior payment adjustments taken at the billing level for any associated service providers.
  • If this option isn’t selected and your system is configured to take the prior payment adjustments at the service provider level, the PPA will apply to the service provider and not the billing provider.
Note: Contact your basys representative to set or change SAC (System Administration Control) settings. Don't change SACs without first consulting basys as changing them can affect other functions and global system settings.
Suppress Checks/EOBs Indicates that checks and EOBs are suppressed for the billing provider.
ProviderXG access enabled

Enables user access to the ProviderXG portal. You must select this check box to let Provider contacts access ProviderXG (see Add, update, or delete a provider contact).

Note: If you restrict access to ProviderXG and then enable access again, the contacts previously set up to use the portal on the billing provider's Contacts screen keep their account credentials.

Correct ID

The ID to use for this billing provider. A billing provider with this ID must already be in the system.

  • Use when bills were originally submitted under this provider ID and were later determined to be incorrect.

ID Format*

The provider ID format.

  • E—EIN.
  • S—SSN.

Alternate Billing Names

Names other than the billing provider or service provider associated with this billing provider.

Source/Other Billing Provider ID

Other billing provider identifiers along with the source of the ID.

  • Source—The data source for the other ID.
  • Other Billing Provider ID*—The ID.

Comment

Additional information associated with the provider. Include information that will help other users quickly respond to inquiries about the billing provider. The comment can be up to 50 characters long.

Effective From

Effective Through

 Start and end dates for provider alert messages. Click and select a date or enter a date in MM/DD/YYYY format.

Alerts with effective dates only show on a claim when they are within the effective date range.

Alert

Important or critical information about the provider. The alert can be up to 150 characters long.

  • The Claims or provider demographics data tile will show an alert icon next to the billing provider's name.
  • The alert shows in the Provider Alerts window (if your office is configured that way) and in the Alerts tab when processing a claim associated with the provider. You can add an effective date range to limit the alerts.