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This article explains how to process voided, reversed, or updated payments in Elation Billing.

Overview

This guide walks you through processing Voided, Reversed, or Updated Payments (whether updated due to biller resubmission or new payer information).

Voided or Reversed Payments

Due to Resubmission

  1. Navigate - Go to the claim’s original Payment.
  2. View Details - On the Superbill(s) that have been rescinded, select Detail. On the Superbill's ribbon, Detail has been emphasized.
  3. Change Bill To - If settled, change from Settled to Primary Insurance to prevent $NaN values.
  4. Clear Fields - Empty all Allowed, Adjusted, Interest, and Patient Responsibility fields.
  5. Set Payment to 0ChangethePaymentamountto0** - Change the Payment amount to **0 (not blank) to maintain the link in Financial Transactions.
  6. Edit the Payment - Click EDIT. Edit button emphasized
  7. Add to Ignored - Add the Total Voided Amount to Ignored.
  8. Save Edits.
  9. Leave Notes - Add Claim Note and Payment Note explaining the Ignored Amount. Payment and Claim Notes emphasized
  10. Save the Payment.
  11. Remove from Queue - Remove claims from the Queue unless you intend to resubmit.
  12. Post Updated Payment - Post the new payment as usual.

Updated Payments

Payer Update

  1. Navigate - Go to the claim’s original Payment.
  2. View Details - Select Detail on the affected Superbill(s).
  3. Change Bill To - If settled, change from Settled to Primary Insurance.
  4. Update Allowed Amount - On the original payment, update the claim’s Allowed amount to the new value.
  5. Leave Notes - Add Claim Note and Payment Note.
  6. Save the Original Payment.
  7. Create New Payment - Create a new Payment following normal posting process.
  8. Add the Claim - Add the updated claim to this new Payment.
  9. Apply the Difference - Apply the difference between old and new payments (e.g., if original was 100andnow100 and now 125, enter $25).
  10. Leave Notes - Document the nature of the update.
  11. Save the New Payment.