SSI® can be customized for laboratory billing. Laboratories have many special billing requirements. For example, the state may require the lab to show where the test was actually run and whether it is a "reference" lab. Also, the ordering provider may need to be shown on a statement that is mailed directly to the patient. In a situation where there are several laboratories owned and/or billed by the same corporate entity from a single location, the lab may want the patient account number to reflect the lab that is doing the billing. That way the lab can easily post the payment when they receive it.
