Eligibility File Creation

Eligibility File Creation provides the ability to create 270 insurance eligibility files. Clients interfaced with Abililty or RevConnect should use the Real-Time Eligibility menu and refer to the Real-Time Eligibility section in the guides via the ? button.


Go to Billing > Eligibility > Eligibility File Creation.

Report Sequence: Select Patient

Selection Type: Select all records or individual Patients/Insurances and use the Specific Includes tab to specify individual patients or insurances.

Report Type: Select to include only patients Active, Admitted or Referred within the Date Selection specified.

Date Selection: Enter the From and To dates. Based on the Report Type selection, only patients Active, Admitted or Referred within the date range will be included in the 270 file.

Subscriber Date Override: Enter a date here if the selected Option Set is setup for “Subscriber Date Override (Entered)” in Loop 2100C DTP*472

Insurance Selection:  Select the insurance you are creating a 270 file for.

Option Set Selection: Use the drop-down to select the Option Set to be used for 270 eligibility file creation. Option sets give you the ability to customize the file based on the payor’s requirements.

Primary Ins Only: Check this box to pull patients only if the selected payer is listed as the Sequence 1 insurance in the patient file. Insurance effective date must be in effect for selected date range.

Test Submission File: Select this option if sending a test file (check with the payer to determine if they want a test indicator in the file).

Upper Case Only: Select this option to create a file with all upper case letters (recommended)

Filename: Specify the path and name to be used for the eligibility file using the file naming conventions from the payer or clearinghouse.

Options Button: View the Billing Options Wizard online help for instructions with this option.

 
To Create a 270 Eligibility File:

 
Click on the Preview or Print button after your selections have been made.  The Eligibility Report appears.  After the report is printed or saved to .PDF, the 270 eligibility file will be ready for upload to the payer.

 
Sample Report: