Claim

Field Type Length Allow Null Natural Key Description
1 Record Type ID String

Indicates the record type. For this record it will always be “Claim”.

2 ID ID

Surrogate Key

3 Patient ID REF

Surrogate key to a patientCorresponds to a (Patient line in the same file set)’s ID value

4 Encounter ID REF

Surrogate Key to an EncounterCorresponds to a (Encounter line in the same file set)’s ID value

5 Identifier String 50

Claim identifier

6 MRN String 50

Patient’s MRN

7 Start Date Date
8 End Date Date
9 Total Charges Decimal 18
10 Total Paid Decimal 18
11 Comment String MAX
12 Paid Date String
13 Control Number String 50
14 Admit Date Date
15 Discharge Date Date
16 Adjudication Date Date
17 Admit Type Term Term

code|name|namespace|family|ns desc.

18 Status Term Term

code|name|namespace|family|ns desc

19 Bill Class Term Term

code|name|namespace|family|ns desc

20 Insurance ID REF

Surrogate Key to an InsuranceCorresponds to a (Insurance line in the same file set)’s ID value

21 Referral ID REF

Placeholder for future version – Referrals not supported in this version.Surrogate Key to a ReferralCorresponds to a (Referral line in the same file set)’s ID value

22 Claim Type Term Term

code|name|namespace|family|ns desc.

23 Facility Type Term Term

code|name|namespace|family|ns desc.

24 Admit Source Term Term

code|name|namespace|family|ns desc.

25 Patient Status Term Term

code|name|namespace|family|ns desc.

26 Nonpayment reason Term Term

code|name|namespace|family|ns desc.

27 Patient Identifier String 50

Natural Key for existing patient. Part of Natural Key Identifier. Typically, the source’s or practice’s key Identifier for a patient

28 Patient Record Authority ID REF

Surrogate Key to a Record Authority.

29 Encounter Identifier String 128

Natural Key for existing encounter. Part of Natural Key Identifier. Typically, the source’s or practice’s key Identifier for an encounter

30 Insurance Plan Identifier String 20

Part of Insurance Natural Key

31 Insurance Start Date Date

Part of Insurance Natural Key

32 Referral Identifier String 50

Part of Referral Natural Key

33 Referral Start Date Date

Part of Referral Natural Key

34 Data Source Code Data Source 50|MAX

Code|Name. See Data Source Format - Source of the data

35 Inserted Audit Data Audit

Audit data for when the record was inserted/created

36 Last Modified Audit Data Audit

Audit data for when the record was last modified

37 Total Patient Paid Decimal
38 Alternate Identifier String 100
39 DRG Term Term

code|name|namespace|family|ns desc.

40 Disposition Term Term

code|name|namespace|family|ns desc.