Inactivating procedure codes

Procedure codes represent the services that you render and products that you sell at your locations. You can inactivate a procedure that you do not want to use so that it does not appear wherever procedure codes can be selected. Also, an inactive procedure code for a given location is not available for editing in fee schedules for that location.

Important: If you inactivate a procedure code that is part of any multi-codes, that procedure code will be removed from those multi-codes, and any of those multi-codes that are for bridges will be inactivated.

Notes:

• After you inactivate a procedure code that is part of any future scheduled appointment, you can still post that procedure code.

• If you have an inactivate procedure code for a specific treatment area (such as a 3-surface amalgam), and if, when charting or posting, you choose a procedure code that is the same procedure as the inactive procedure code but has a different treatment area (such as a 1-surface amalgam), and then if you select a treatment area that matches the inactive procedure code (3 surfaces), the inactive procedure code will be used.

To inactivate a procedure code

1. On a location's Procedure Codes & Conditions page, select a procedure code.

   Notes:

   • To quickly locate a procedure, type a code or description in the Search For Specific Procedure field near the top of the page.

   • You can also filter the list of procedure codes to view all, only favorites (most commonly used procedures), only active, or only inactive.

   

   The Edit Procedure Code window displays.

   

2. Set the Active toggle to No.

3. ClickTap Save.

4. When prompted to confirm, clicktap Inactivate.