## Modalities and Settlement

### Modalities

Modalities are the various types of allied health services provided, e.g. dental, optical etc. Allied health providers will have been issued with a provider number for the modality that they specialise in. The modality needs to be passed through for each claim in the field serviceType. They are:

| Modality | Description |
|  --- | --- |
| 0 | Dental Technician |
| 1 | Osteopath |
| 3 | Endodontist |
| 4 | Oral Surgeon |
| 5 | Orthodontist |
| 6 | Paedodontist (Paediatric) |
| 7 | Periodontist |
| 8 | Prosthodontist |
| B | Acupuncturist / Chinese Medicine |
| C | Chiropractor |
| D | General Dentist |
| E | Dietitian |
| F | Podiatrist |
| G | Medical Doctors (including GP claims for overseas cover) |
| H | Occupational Therapist |
| J | Myotherapy |
| M | Remedial massage therapist |
| O | Optometrist |
| P | Physiotherapist |
| Q | Counselling |
| S | Speech Pathologist |
| U | Exercise Physiology |
| V | Audiology |
| Y | Psychologist |
| Z | Optical Dispense |


### Settlement

A single settlement (aside from HCF who issues a separate settlement) is issued by HealthPoint the following business day as an approved claim. The settlement claims period is 00:00:00 to 23:59:59.