Payment posting is entering payments, contractual adjustments, denials and patient responsibility from ERAs, EOBs and patient payments into the practice management system, matched to the right claim lines.
Accurate, same-day posting is what makes denials, underpayments and patient balances visible while they can still be acted on.
Related terms
- ERA (835)
- The electronic remittance advice: the payer's electronic explanation of payment.
- EOB (explanation of benefits)
- A statement from the insurer explaining how a claim was processed.
- Underpayment
- A payment lower than the amount the payer's contract says it owes.