Exporting fees may be useful to make minor changes to an existing Fee Schedule or to make a backup.

In Fee Tools, in the Select Fees area, is an Export button.

To export an existing Fee Schedule:

1. In the Fee Tools window, in the Select Fees section, select the Fee Schedule.
2. Optionally, select a provider and/or clinic to export Clinic or Provider-Specific Fees .
   • Provider or Clinic can only be selected for Fee Schedules with Use Global Fees unchecked. Clinic is only available when the Clinics feature is enabled.
   • Selecting only a Fee Schedule exports the default (i.e., global) Fee Schedule.
3. Select a Date Effective to determine which fees are exported.
   • If no date is entered, the fees effective as of today are exported.
   • If a future date is entered, the fees effective as of the date entered are exported.
4. Click Export.
5. Select the location and file name and click Save. By default, it is saved as a text file in the OpenDentalExports folder.

Procedure code, fee, abbreviation, and description are exported. Below is an example:

To change fees, open the saved file, make the changes, and then save the file. If making changes to import back into Open Dental, only code and fee changes are recognized. See Fees Import for instructions on importing any changes.

To export a Fee Schedule as an Excel file (.xls), use the Procedure Codes - Fee Schedules Report instead.