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EXIGEN · BILLING & COLLECTIONS

Accurate claims. Informed follow-up. Accountable payers.

Bring claim quality, expected reimbursement, payment variances, and account history into one collector workflow—so every follow-up begins with the facts and a clear next action.

1 · Validate before release →

Check outbound 837 data against applicable HIPAA transaction and code-set requirements, claim edits, and approved payer rules.

2 · Establish the expectation →

Apply effective contract terms as the claim leaves the scrubber. Make the calculation available before collections begins.

3 · Reconcile the response →

Connect acknowledgments, claim status, and 835 remittances to the original claim. Surface rejections, denials, and payment differences.

4 · Resolve and improve ↺

Route work, document outcomes, and turn recurring problems into reviewed billing edits and evidence for payer meetings.

ACME · COLLECTOR WORKSPACE

The right account. The right evidence. The next action.

Interactive product illustration · Synthetic accounts and amounts · No live calls, claims, or account updates
ACME Medical Center — Test Facility for Exigen
Expected payer payment$12,000
Actual payer payment$10,000
Potential underpayment$2,000

What the collector knows

Four eligible days × $3,000 = $12,000 expected. On $20,000 in charges, the contract supports an $8,000 allowance. The 835 reports $10,000 paid and a $10,000 CO-45 adjustment.

Next action

Review the supported contract calculation and submit the $2,000 variance for payer reconsideration. Do not adopt the payer’s allowance solely because it appears on the 835.

Account history

  1. Claim cleared edits; V1 expectation established at $12,000.
  2. 835 posted $10,000; variance identified.
  3. Clinical review supported original level of care.
  4. Collector follow-up due; similar payer adjustments grouped for review.
Owner: Commercial follow-up · Evidence: claim, contract, 835, review notes

Claim accuracy starts upstream

Integrate with host systems, scrubbers, and clearinghouses to check claim structure, required data, identifiers, and applicable code sets before release. Route failed checks for correction and validate the corrected claim again.

Connect 837 submission, 999/277CA acknowledgments, claim-status responses, and 835 remittances. A clean technical acknowledgment is not a guarantee of coverage or payment.

A payer profile that keeps learning

Maintain versioned payer profiles using provider manuals, contract provisions, effective dates, and daily feedback from claim responses. Identify new rejection patterns and inconsistent payer behavior.

Propose edits for billing review, preserve the source behind each rule, and test changes before adoption. Payer preferences do not override applicable standards, clinical accuracy, or contract terms.

Hold payers to the evidence

Evaluate Medicare Advantage coverage decisions against applicable CMS requirements, NCDs/LCDs, permitted plan criteria, and the patient’s documented circumstances. Evaluate payment obligations against the applicable contract.

Route questionable decisions to clinical, coding, contracting, or compliance specialists. Package recurring issues with affected accounts, dollars, dates, payer responses, and supporting evidence for Joint Operations meetings and escalation.

BUILT IN EXIGEN LITE · WORKSPACE FOUNDATION

Tools designed around the collector

Compact PCE and Account-at-a-Glance views; account search by name, account number, or MRN; session-based previous-account navigation; account phone contacts; and browser-phone and text-conversation components. Client access follows assigned permissions. Calling and messaging depend on their configured services and approvals.

PROPOSED ENHANCEMENTS · INTEGRATED WORKFLOW

Connect the evidence to the action

Extend the workspace with contract-driven priority queues, versioned expected reimbursement, payer-profile edit feedback, specialist review handoffs, and payer meeting packages. The intended experience pairs collector call controls with management-only live and saved transcript review, plus consent-aware Message Control campaigns. Availability depends on implementation and connected systems.

Every account tells a story. Exigen connects it.
From the first claim edit to the final payment, give teams the information to resolve today’s account and prevent tomorrow’s repeat problem.

Standards and example notes

Examples are illustrative, with no patient liability or other-payer allocation. CO-45 can be a legitimate adjustment; the amount must be compared with supported contract terms. A Medicare Advantage denial or payment difference alone does not establish noncompliance. Coverage criteria and negotiated payment terms require separate review.

References: CMS transaction standards · CMS Medicare Advantage coverage guidance.