Billing modifier module for integrated emergency medical transportation database system

An integrated medical database system with a geographic billing modifier module that modifies charges in a bill by applying one or more transport associated geographic billing modifiers based on a location of an emergency remote from a hospital emergency room to determine whether the emergency location qualifies for enhanced reimbursement, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions to be executed when accessed by the processor, said instructions comprising:
• a transport information module configured to receive the location of a medical emergency;
• a geographic billing modifier module configured to store a plurality of pickup geographic areas and compare the location to the pickup geographic areas, wherein if a match exists for the location in the pickup geographic areas, the geographic billing modifier module modifies charges based on the location.

An emergency medical database system having a geographic billing modifier module for modifying charges in a bill based on a location of a patient's medical emergency, the system comprising:

• a billing computer;
• a billing module executed by the billing computer;
• and
• a plurality of geographic billing modifiers stored in the billing computer, wherein the geographic billing modifiers are used to modify transport charges based on the location by applying a Geographic Practice Cost Index (GPCI) and a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).

A non-transitory computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for modifying charges incurred during medical transportation to a medical facility, the computer readable code comprising instructions for:

• obtaining a zip code of the location of a patient's medical emergency, the location;
• remote from a hospital emergency room;
• checking a library comprising geographic areas corresponding to a Geographic Practice Cost Index (GPCI) geographic billing modifier or a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) geographic billing modifier;
• and
• applying one or more of the geographic billing modifiers to modify charges on a bill based on the location.