Patent ID: 8224666

Claim:
A method for developing an accurate account of charges for a surgical procedure of a patient in a medical facility, where said patient charges are sent to an insurance provider, said method operating with a computer based system that includes data input means, data retention means, and data output means, said method consisting of the steps of a.) establishing a series of base charges for said surgical procedure for inputting into said data input means, where said series of base charges are based on cost and medical provider requirements for said surgical procedure, said base charges including the type of patient admission, type of physician performing said surgical procedure, and projected time for said procedure; b.) modifying said inputted base charges based on circumstances and conditions of said patient; c.) identifying materials and facility resources used in said surgical procedure for inputting into said data input means; d.) determining by a computer, a charging matrix associated with said materials and said facility resources, wherein said charging matrix functions as a filter to sift through said procedure information, and compares said information against the start and end names of the data input means resource, then applies same to said procedure one or more billing rules associated with said charging matrix; e.) identifying actual material used in said surgical procedure, and actual items and duration of use during said surgical procedure for inputting into said system; f.) generating, by a computer, the charges based on data from steps a.) through f.); and, g.) electronically transferring said charges to said data retention and data output means.