Estimate Charges

Estimate Charge

An instance of a payment made to cover the estimated cost for a specific Patient and Service.

An Estimate Charge is associated with a Service Eligibility, which indicates the estimated Patient Responsibility for the Service. There can only be one active Estimate Charge associated with the Service or Service Elilibility at a time.

Once created, an Estimate Charge can optionally be authorized, confirming that the Patient’s Payment Method is valid and has sufficient funds to cover the estimate. The Estimate Charge can be captured, charging the payment method for the estimate amount.

Estimate Charges can also be used to refund an already-captured estimate payment, in the event that a Service is cancelled. Estimate Charges are automatically tracked as Payments against a Service.