CGHS Billing Software Guide for Empanelled Clinics (2026)
Streamline CGHS billing — rate schedules, referral letters, claim formats, TPA portals, reconciliation, and software features that reduce rejections.
CGHS billing punishes small errors — wrong tariff code, missing referral validity, or mismatched package components lead to rejections weeks later. Software should encode rules, not rely on billing staff memory.
Software must-haves
- CGHS rate master updated by zone
- Referral number and validity fields mandatory
- Procedure bundles matching MOU schedules
- Claim export matching TPA portal format
- Reconciliation report for pending and paid claims
OpdNest CGHS modules reduce manual re-entry from OPD to claim. Train doctors to select correct procedure codes at consult time — fixing downstream is expensive.
Reconcile bank credits monthly against submitted claims; TPAs delay differently by zone.
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