AAMA CMA Practice Question
A medical assistant is reviewing a patient's balance on their account and notices a previous overpayment. The patient has come in for a new office visit which incurs a charge of $150. The patient's overpayment from the last visit is $200. After posting today's charges, what is the next appropriate financial action to take for this patient's account?
Increase the patient's current charge to use up the overpayment amount
Keep the overpayment as a credit towards any future visits without issuing a refund
Apply the overpayment as a credit to the current charges and issue a refund for the remaining balance
Ignore the overpayment and require payment for the new charges in full