When are Pre-billed and Self-pay buckets created?

• A. HAR is created.
• B. Initiate Billing is successful.
• C. After an NRP action.
• D. Upon encounter creation.

Answer: (A)

At the moment a HAR is created, the system sets up the billing workspaces needed for charging and cash collection. The Pre-billed bucket holds charges ready to go out for billing, while the Self-pay bucket captures amounts the patient is responsible for. Creating the HAR stitches together the encounter data into a single billing context, so these buckets are established up front to prepare for the upcoming bill run. If billing is initiated later or other actions occur, the buckets already exist because they were created at HAR creation, not at a later billing step or encounter event.