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8.9.2 CDM - charge description master segment

The CDM segment contains the fields for identifying anything which is charged to patient accounts, including procedures, services, supplies. It is intended to be used to maintain a list of valid chargeable utilization items. Its purpose is to keep billing codes synchronized between HIS, Patient Accounting, and other departmental systems. It is not intended to completely support materials management, inventory, or complex pricing structures for which additional complex fields would be required. Given an identifying charge code, the associated fields in the charge description master file will provide basic pricing and billing data. All the additional information necessary for patient accounting systems to do billing and claims is not intended to be included in this segment; those should be part of insurance or billing profile tables.

The CDM segment contains the fields which, for one chargeable item, remain the same across facilities, departments, and patient types. The following PRC segment contains the fields which, for the same chargeable item, vary depending upon facility or department or patient type.

Figure 8-18. CDM attributes

SEQ

LEN

DT

OPT

RP/#

TBL#

ITEM#

ELEMENT NAME

1

200

CE

R


0132

00982

Primary Key Value - CDM

2

200

CE

O

Y


00983

Charge Code Alias

3

20

ST

R



00984

Charge Description Short

4

250

ST

O



00985

Charge Description Long

5

1

IS

O


0268

00986

Description Override Indicator

6

60

CE

O

Y


00987

Exploding Charges

7

200

CE

O

Y


00988

Procedure Code

8

1

ID

O


0183

00675

Active/Inactive Indicator

9

60

CE

O

Y


00990

Inventory Number

10

12

NM

O



00991

Resource Load

11

200

CK

O

Y


00992

Contract Number

12

200

XON

O



00993

Contract Organization

13

1

ID

O


0136

00994

Room Fee Indicator

8.9.2.0 CDM field definitions

8.9.2.1 Primary key value - CDM (CE) 00982

Components: <identifier (ST)> ^ <text (ST)> ^ <name of coding system (ST)> ^ <alternate identifier (ST)> ^ <alternate text (ST)> ^ <name of alternate coding system (ST)>

Definition: This field contains the code assigned by the institution for the purpose of uniquely identifying the thing that can be charged. The key field of the entry. For example, this field would be used to uniquely identify a procedure, item, or test for charging purposes. Probably the same set of values as used in FT1-7 transaction code in financial messages. Must match MFE-4-primary key. Refer to user-defined table 0132 - Transaction code. See Chapter 7 for discussion of the universal service ID.

8.9.2.2 Charge code alias (CE) 00983

Components: <identifier (ST)> ^ <text (ST)> ^ <name of coding system (ST)> ^ <alternate identifier (ST)> ^ <alternate text (ST)> ^ <name of alternate coding system (ST)>

Definition: This field contains an alternative charge code. For example, points to another charge description master entry in cases where one code supersedes or overrides another code. Repeating field allows for different codes used by different systems which should be handled as if they were the same; for example, the general ledger code may differ from the billing code. Or, in a multi-facility environment which does facility-specific pricing, there may be more than one of these master file entries for one charge description, each with a different facility.

8.9.2.3 Charge description short (ST) 00984

Definition: This field contains the text abbreviations or code that is associated with this CDM entry.

8.9.2.4 Charge description long (ST) 00985

Definition: This field contains the full text description of this CDM entry.

8.9.2.5 Description override indicator (IS) 00986

Definition: This field indicates whether this CDM entry’s description can be overridden. Refer to user-defined table 0268 - Override for suggested values.

User-defined Table 0268 - Override

Value

Description

X

Override Not Allowed

A

Override Allowed

R

Override Required

8.9.2.6 Exploding charges (CE) 00987

Components: <identifier (ST)> ^ <text (ST)> ^ <name of coding system (ST)> ^ <alternate identifier (ST)> ^ <alternate text (ST)> ^ <name of alternate coding system (ST)>

Definition: This field contains the repeating occurrences for a list of other CDM entry charge codes identifying the other charges which should be generated from this CDM entry. If non-null, posting a charge to this CDM entry should result in posting the charges identified here. These are sometimes called "linked items."

In the case of "chained" charges where the "lead" charge must be included in the exploded charges, the "lead" charge should be included in the list of exploding charges. If the price of this parent charge is included in the message, then it overrides the sum of the exploded charges prices.

8.9.2.7 Procedure code (CE) 00988

Components: <identifier (ST)> ^ <text (ST)> ^ <name of coding system (ST)> ^ <alternate identifier (ST)> ^ <alternate text (ST)> ^ <name of alternate coding system (ST)>

Definition: This field contains the procedure code for procedure, if any, associated with this charge description. Repeating field allows for different procedure coding systems such as CPT4, ASTM, ICD9. Coded entry made up of code plus coding schema.

8.9.2.8 Active/inactive indicator (ID) 00675

Definition: This field indicates whether this is a usable CDM entry. Refer to HL7 table 0183 - Active/inactive for valid values.

8.9.2.9 Inventory number (CE) 00990

Components: <identifier (ST)> ^ <text (ST)> ^ <name of coding system (ST)> ^ <alternate identifier (ST)> ^ <alternate text (ST)> ^ <name of alternate coding system (ST)>

Definition: This optional field contains an identifying stock number, if any, which might be used, for example, as a cross reference for materials management.

8.9.2.10 Resource load (NM) 00991

Definition: This field contains the Relative Value Unit (RVU) minutes and ATS, a factor related to CPT4 coding and to pricing structure for physical billing.

8.9.2.11 Contract number (CK) 00992

Components: <ID number (NM)> ^ <check digit (NM)> ^ <check digit scheme (ID)> ^ <assigning authority (HD)>

Definition: This field contains any contract number pertaining to this chargeable item. For example, supplier contract or service contract.

8.9.2.12 Contract organization (XON) 00993

Components: <organization name (ST)> ^ <organization name type code (ID)> ^ <ID number (ID)> ^ <check digit (NM)> ^ < check digit scheme (ID)> ^ <assigning authority (HD)> ^ <identifier type code (ID)> ^ <assigning facility ID (HD)>

Subcomponents of assigning authority: <namespace ID (IS)> & <universal ID (ST)> & <universal ID type (ID)>

Subcomponents of assigning facility ID: <namespace ID (IS)> & <universal ID (ST)> & <universal ID type (ID)>

Definition: This field contains the organization with whom there is a contractual arrangement for providing the service or material used for this chargeable item.

8.9.2.13 Room fee indicator (ID) 00994

Definition: This field contains a room fee indicator. Refer to HL7 Table 0136-Yes/no indicator for valid values.

Y this is a component of the room fees

N this is any other chargeable item other than room fees

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