Adding a Referring Provider
This lesson describes the work flow for adding a Referring Provider in Block 17 onto the CMS 1500 claim.
Note: If an Internal Provider must be listed as the Referring Provider on a claim, the Internal Provider must be added to the Contacts Manager as well.
Adding a Referring Provider
1. Go to Tools menu and click on Contacts.
2. Click on Add New Contact button.
- Type Contact/Referring Provider information.
The Insurance Information section can be left blank at this time. If certain payers require a secondary identifier in addition to NPI information, the payer can be selected and ID can be added here after payer is added to Insurance Companies manager.