Patent ID: 7685002

Claim:
A computer implemented method for processing professional and technical billing records relating to medical care provided to patients at a medical facility, the professional and technical billing records capturing charges to be submitted to a payer, the method comprising: (a) providing at a computer system a mapping of a set of professional billing codes and corresponding technical billing codes; (b) receiving at the computer system a professional billing record provided by a professional medical provider relating to medical services provided by the professional medical provider to a patient, said professional billing record comprising one or more professional billing codes; (c) identifying by the computer system one or more technical billing codes corresponding to the one or more professional billing codes received in step (b) using the mapping, populating by the computer system a technical billing record with the one or more technical billing codes, and providing the technical billing record to a user entering technical charges to facilitate entry of technical charges relating to the medical care provided to the patient; (d) receiving at the computer system the technical billing record provided by said user, said technical charges comprising one or more technical billing codes; and (e) automatically reconciling by the computer system the professional billing record and the technical billing record to facilitate identification of errors or omissions in the one or more technical billing codes or the one or more professional billing codes.