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How do I process a Medicare Claim?
How do I process a Medicare Claim?

Here are the steps to process a Medicare claimable appointment

Robbie Clark avatar
Written by Robbie Clark
Updated over 2 weeks ago

The first step in this process is creating the Medicare claimable appointment in your appointment settings. Follow these steps:

  1. Click SETTINGS

  2. Click APPOINTMENTS

  3. Click + NEW

  4. Give the appointment a name of your choice

  5. Enter the price of your appointment

  6. Choose the preferred attendance mode. Please note that there may be different item codes for different attendance modes so you will have to do them separately.

  7. Enter the duration (in minutes)

  8. Enter the item code number (this translates to the invoice)

  9. Enter a description (optional)

  10. Check the MEDICARE CLAIMABLE box for a patient partial claim

  11. If it is a bulk billed appointment make sure you check the box

  12. Select the ITEM CLAIM CODE from the dropdown selection

  13. Click CREATE

To process a Medicare claimable appointment, follow these steps:

On the Appointment Summary page, click CLAIM in the top right corner. This will bring up the Tyro Health claim box

  1. Make sure the patient details are correct

  2. Enter the patient Medicare care details

  3. Clcik VERIFY MEDICARE DETAILS

  4. Select THE PATIENT as the claimant of the MBS benefit

  5. Enter the REFERRAL DETAILS (of the GP or specialist) - Provider number, issue date

  6. Make sure the SERVICE ITEM is correct

  7. Click CONTINUE TO PAYMENT

The patient will then receive notification of the claim and will be prompted to compete the claim.

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