Finance OPD Billing Overview

OPD Billing Overview

Introduction

OPD (Outpatient Department) billing covers the financial processing of all outpatient services — consultations, investigations, procedures, and pharmacy dispensing. Billing can happen directly at the cashier counter or through a two-step pre-bill workflow where services are ordered at the reception desk and payment is collected separately at the cashier.

Billing Paths

Direct Bill

The cashier creates and pays the bill in a single step:

1. Search or register the patient.
2. Add services/items.
3. Select payment method.
4. Save — bill is immediately settled and receipt is printed.

Pre-Bill Workflow

Used when billing is done in two locations (e.g. reception orders tests, cashier collects payment):

1. Reception creates a pre-bill (OpdPreBill) listing the services ordered.
2. Cashier scans the pre-bill barcode or searches by patient/bill number.
3. Cashier accepts payment and settles the pre-bill, converting it to a fully paid bill.

Bill Types

BillType	Description
OpdBill	Direct OPD bill created and paid at point of service
OpdPreBill	Pre-bill created at reception, awaiting payment
OpdBathcBill	Batch bill for multiple services across departments
PaymentBill	A payment record against a bill

Payment Methods

All standard payment methods are available for OPD bills: Cash, Card, Credit, Cheque, Slip, Voucher, IOU, ewallet, PatientDeposit, PatientPoints, OnlineSettlement, Staff, Staff_Welfare, MultiplePaymentMethods (split payment across methods).

Module Articles

• Creating an OPD Bill
• OPD Batch Bills — Pre-Bill and Cashier Scan
• OPD Package Bills
• OPD Bill Cancellation and Refunds
• OPD Bill Search and Reprint
• Pharmacy Bills for Cashier
• Channelling Income and Expense Bills

Technical Reference

Item	Detail
Core controller	BillController, BillBeanController
Pre-bill controller	OpdPreBillController
Refund controller	BillReturnController
Package controller	BillPackageController, BillPackageMedicalController
Key privileges	OpdBilling, OpdPreBilling, ScanBillsFromCashier, AcceptPaymentForOpdBatchBills