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28 Pa. Code § 911.4. Adoption of data elements to be reported to the Council.

§ 911.4. Adoption of data elements to be reported to the Council.

 (a)  The Council adopted the data elements in Table A and identified fields on the Pennsylvania Uniform Claims and Billing Form format (see Table A).

 (b)  As required by section 6 of the act (35 P. S. §  449.6), the Council will promulgate rules and regulations establishing technical specifications and schedules, and the identification of data sources required to submit specific data elements to the Council.

 (c)  The Council will promulgate in the rules and regulations the following data elements:

   (1)  Field 21c, Unusual Occurrences—Nosocomial infections.

   (2)  Field 21d, Unusual Occurrences—Readmissions.

   (3)  Field 35, Patient Race.

TABLE A
PENNSYLVANIA UNIFORM CLAIMS AND BILLING FORM
DATA ELEMENTS


FieldData ElementDefinition
1Uniform Patient IdentifierPatient’s Social Security Number.
2Patient Date of BirthThe date of birth of the patient.
3Patient SexThe sex of the patient as recorded at the date of admission, outpatient service, or start of care.
4Patient Zip CodeZip code of patient taken from the patient name and address field.
5Date of AdmissionThe date that the patient was admitted to the provider for inpatient care, outpatient services or start of care.
6Date of DischargeThe ending service date of patient care. The date that the patient was discharged from the provider’s care.
7aPrincipal DiagnosisThe code that identifies the principal diagnosis (i.e., the condition established after study to be chiefly responsible for causing this hospitalization) that exists at the time of admission or develops subsequently that has an effect on the length of stay.
7b, c, d, eSecondary DiagnosisThe diagnosis code corresponding to additional conditions that co-exist at the time of admission, or develop subsequently, and which have an effect on the treatment received or the length of stay.
8a, bPrincipal Procedure Code and DateThe code that identifies the principal procedure performed during the period between admission and discharge and the date on which the principal procedure described was performed.
9a1 through 9c2Secondary ProcedureThe code identifying the procedures other than the principal procedure, performed during the patient’s stay and the dates on which the procedures (identified by the codes) were performed.
10Uniform Identifier of Health Care FacilityNumber identifying the provider facility as developed and used by Medicaid.
11Attending Physician IdentifierThe PA state license number of the physician who would normally be expected to certify and recertify the medical necessity of the services rendered and/or who has primary responsibility for the patient’s medical care and treatment.
12Operating Physician IdentifierThe PA state license number of the physician other than the attending physician who performed the principal procedure.
13a1 through 13w1Revenue DescriptionA narrative description of the related revenue categories included for a patient.
13a2 through 13w2Revenue CodeA code which identifies a specific accommodation, ancillary service or billing calculation.
13a3 through 13w3Units of ServiceA quantitative measure of services rendered by revenue category to or for the patient to include items such as number of accommodation days, pints of blood, or renal dialysis treatments, etc.
13a4 through 13w4Total ChargesTotal charges pertaining to the related revenue code for the current billing period as entered in the statement covers period.
13a5 through 13w5Noncovered ChargesThose charges that are not covered by a payor for this patient.
14aActual Payments to the Health Care FacilityPayments for services performed by the provider from the payor segregated according to Revenue Code.
14bPayor IdentificationName and Pennsylvania Insurance Department number identifying each payor organization from which the provider might expect some payment for the bill.
14cDeductible AmountThe amount assumed by the hospital to be applied to the patient’s deductible amount involving the indicated payor.
14dCo-Insurance AmountThe amount assumed by the hospital to be applied toward the patient’s co-insurance amount involving the indicated payor.
14eEstimated ResponsibilityThe amount estimated by the hospital to be paid by the indicated payor.
14fPrior Payments— Payor and PatientThe amount the hospital has received toward payment of this bill prior to the billing date by the indicated payor.
14gEstimated Amount DueThe amount estimated by the hospital to be due from the indicated payor (estimated responsibility less prior payments).
15aPhysician IdentificationLicense number of the physician who charged the patient for a service related to an episode of illness for the period indicated in Fields 5 and 6.
15bType of Physician/ Professional ServiceThe type of service performed for which payment is expected.
15a3Physician/ Professional Services ChargeAmount charged for services rendered to the patient for the procedure indicated in HCFA 1500, item 24d.
16Physician/ Professional Services PaymentPayments received for services performed for the procedures indicated in Field 8a.
17Uniform Identifier of Primary PayorPennsylvania Department of Insurance number. If the number is not available, the Health Care Cost Containment Council will assign a number based on the name in Field 14b.
18Zip Code of FacilityXXXXXYYYY. Five character zip code with a four character extension. If the four character extension is unknown, fill with blanks.
19Payor Group NumberThe identification number, control number, or code assigned by the carrier or plan administrator to identify the group under which the individual is covered.
20Patient Discharge StatusThe status of the patient at discharge.
21cUnusual OccurrenceInfections acquired while in the hospital. Nosocomial infections are defined as those infections that are clinically manifested after 72 hours in the hospital, unless: 1. They are evident within 72 hours after admission and are related to a previous hospitalization; 2. They are related to a hospital procedure performed within the first 72 hours.
21dUnusual OccurrencePatient readmission to the hospital within 30 days.
22Type of BillA code indicating the specific type of bill (inpatient, outpatient, adjustments, voids, etc.)
23Patient Control NumberPatient’s unique alphanumeric number assigned by the provider to facilitate retrieval of individual case records and posting of the payment.
24Diagnosis Related Group (DRG)The condition established after study as being chiefly responsible for the admission of a patient to the hospital for care that exists at the time of admission or develops subsequently that has an effect on the length of stay.
25Procedure Coding Method UsedAn indicator that identifies the coding method used for procedure coding on this bill.
26Type of AdmissionA code indicating the priority of this admission.
27Source of AdmissionA code indicating the source of this admission.
28Patient’s Relationship to InsuredA code indicating the relationship of the patient to the identified insured.
29Certificate/Social Security Number/Health Insurance Claim/ Identification NumberInsured’s unique identification number assigned by the payor organization.
30Principal and Other Diagnoses DescriptionsNarrative description of the principal diagnosis (i.e., the condi-tion established after study to be chiefly responsible for causing the hospitalization or use of hospital services) and other diagnoses.
31Principal and Other Procedure DescriptionsA narrative description of the principal procedure (i.e., the procedure that was performed for definitive treatment rather than the one performed for diagnostic or exploratory purposes or the procedure most related to the principal diagnosis) and other procedures. The principal procedure is to be shown first.
32Employer NameThe name of the employer that might or does provide health care coverage for the individual identified in Field 33.
33Employment InformationA code that indicates whether the employment information given in the related areas applies to an insured, the patient or the patient’s spouse.
34Employment Status CodeA code used to define the employment status of the individual identified in Field 33.
35Patient RaceThis code indicates the patient’s racial/ethnic background.
36Reserve FieldTo be reserved for future use by the Council.



Source

   The provisions of this §  911.4 amended October 1, 1999, effective October 2, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 5109. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (242549) to (242556).



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