About Extension
Tebra is a healthcare platform combining electronic medical records, billing, and patient engagement tools for medical practices. With Helcim, clinics can securely process patient payments while keeping clinical and administrative workflows in Tebra, helping reduce payment processing costs and streamline front-desk operations without disrupting existing systems.
The Helcim Payment Extension is an independent productivity tool designed to help you work more efficiently across your favorite platforms. Please note that this extension is not a direct API integration and is not officially sponsored, authorized, or endorsed by Tebra or the third-party software providers it supports. Instead, it acts as a smart bridge in your browser, automating the manual entry of your Helcim payment data into other apps to save you time. We are proud to offer this innovative solution to give you more flexibility and choice in how you manage your business data!
Rate comparison
In-Person Payments
1.79% + 8¢ Average
Online Payments
2.31% + 25¢ Average
Tebra's processing fees
In-Person Payments
2.75% + $0.30
Online Payments
3.25% + $0.30
Assured HIPAA Compliance.
Process payments confidently knowing your clinic's PHI is protected. Download Helcim's HIPAA Management Assertion now to see how we ensure compliance.
Features
Process patient payments—appointments, co-pays, invoices, and outstanding balances—directly within your workflow without exporting billing data or leaving Tebra.
Reduce manual entry and reconciliation. Payments are processed through Helcim while staff continue working in Tebra.
Helcim uses PCI-compliant tokenization to securely handle patient card data, supporting safe and reliable payment experiences.
Reduce costs with Helcim’s transparent interchange-plus pricing while avoiding many additional processor fees—such as PCI compliance or chargeback monitoring fees—that are often bundled into traditional healthcare payment solutions.
How it works with Helcim
Tebra with Helcim Payment Extension enables you to collect patient payments securely within your existing workflows.Tebra continues to manage patient records, appointments, and billing operations, while Helcim handles payment processing. Transactions sync to your Helcim dashboard for reporting and deposits, while sensitive healthcare data remains in Tebra. Refunds or external adjustments may require manual updates, and invoice currency must match your Helcim account.
Requirements
Setup
Create a free Helcim account. If you already have one, you can skip this step.
Install the Helcim Payment Extension to your browser from the Chrome Store.
Follow the guide that appears after downloading the extension. It will prompt you to log in to your Helcim account to sync the extension, and then select a currency.
If you have a Card Reader or Smart Terminal, you can pair it by copy-pasting your 4-digit device code onto your Payment Extensions tab in Tebra.
FAQs
Yes — Helcim’s interchange-plus pricing is a lower-cost alternative to many default or third-party payment providers used with Tebra.
Yes — Helcim can be used to process payments alongside Tebra, allowing you to collect payments for appointments, co-pays, and outstanding balances.
You gain lower fees, secure PCI-compliant payment handling, simplified reporting, and the ability to collect payments within your existing EMR workflow without switching systems.
Yes — Helcim Payment Extension provides a lower-cost payment processing alternative to Tebra’s built-in payment solution.