1. Select the Estimates information box on the Patient Dashboard

2. Select Add Estimate

Note: If there is an open visit the Create Estimate box will auto populate, if there is not an open visit, you will need to fill in the information.

Open Visit Image:

No Visit Image:

2. Select Create Estimate

Estimate Options

A - Add Custom Estimate - This allows the input of a Low/High dollar amount.

B - Add Estimate Procedure - This allows the entry of individual procedures. You can specify a Low or High quantity and the pricing will auto update.

C - Add Procedure Package - This allows the entry of procedure packages.  It works much like procedure packages in Charges and allows you to specify a Low or High quantity and the pricing will auto update.

1 - Description - Enter the description of the estimate.  (This description is actually appears as the first procedure.)

2 - Low Amount - The lowest monetary value of the estimate range. 

3 - High Amount - The highest monetary value of the estimate range. 

4 - Staff - Enter or search for the appropriate doctor. (This will auto populate if there is an open visit.)

5 - Visit Type - Enter or search for the appropriate visit type. (This will auto populate if there is an open visit.)

1. Enter your Estimate Description..
2. Enter your estimated Low Amount.
3. Enter your estimated High Amount.
4. Select Add Estimate Item.

Adding individual procedures is basically like adding individual charges.  However, in Estimates you are able to edit the Low Qty, Low Price, High Qty and High Price within the line.  If you update the Qty the price will auto update.  The High Qty will equal the Low Qty until an item in the High Qty is increased or the High price is increased.

1. Select Add Estimate Procedure.
2. Add all of the charges you would like on the estimate.

Example of Low/High Qty being equal:

Example of a High Qty being increased. 

Adding Procedure Packages to an Estimate is essentially the same as adding them in Charges.

1 - Select Add Procedure Package and select your services packages. (We are using Oncology Worklists as our example.)

2 - Select the package you want to add to the estimate. (We are using Onc biopsy 1)

3 - Select all of the procedures you wish to include by checking the box to the right. You may change the Low & High quantities but the Price will NOT update here, it will update AFTER items are added to the Estimate.

Note: Items that were defaulted to "always be included" will have a check by default. (If you would like to make changed to the items always included please email his@vetmed.illinois.edu)

Expand Item Overview:

• In the example below there is an expand item, under ONC82 ONC Biopsy 1
• All items with the arrow (DX886, S9 and ONC30) automatically roll in anytime ONC82 is selected.  These items cannot be removed.

4 - When finished select Submit Selected Procedures and they will be added to the estimate as shown below. 

Note: The items that had an altered high quantity are added to the Estimate with the proper price. 

Editing an Estimate (Multiple Options)

• You can change the Visit, Visit Type, Staff and Status by selecting Edit Estimate in the upper right corner. 
• You can edit the estimate by selecting the edit icon which allows you to edit every field of the estimate.
• You can edit the Low Qty, Low price, High Qty and High price directly in the table. 

Estimate List 

If you select Back to Estimates it will list the estimate you just created.  From here you can add another or exit estimates.

Important Note: While you may open as many estimates as you like, you can only have one (1) Estimate Open at time. Those not in Open Status will say Archived.  Archived Estimates can be edited and changed to Open at any time. 

Example of an Open and Archived Estimate:

Delete an Estimate

There is NO security on estimates. If you select the delete icon the following warning will appear. If you select Submit, the estimate will be deleted.