Files > CHARGE ITEM

name

CHARGE ITEM

number

363.2

location

^IBA(363.2,

description

Individual billable items and their charges. Each item that may be billed should have an entry. For the item to be automatically charged it must be an item defined on a bill. The items are grouped into Charge Sets which correspond to rates.

Fields

#	Name	Location	Type	Details	Index	Description
.01	name(+)	0;1	VARIABLE-POINTER	399.1, 81, 363.21, 80.2, 363.21	B	The billable Item that may be charged on a bill.
.02	charge set(+)	0;2	POINTER	363.1		This is the Charge Set that defines this item and the rate the charge is apart of.
.03	effective date(+)	0;3	DATE-TIME			The first date this charge amount should be applied to this item for this Charge Set. This item charge will override any other Charge Item with a previous effective date. The Charge Item with the most recent effective date will be used as the charge for the item and will be used as the implied inactive date for any previous charges for the item.
.04	inactive date	0;4	DATE-TIME			This is the last date this item is billable for this Charge Set. If the item is still billable but for a different amount add a new Charge Item entry for the item with the correct amount and effective date, it is not necessary to inactivate the old amount. The Charge Item with the most recent effective date will be used as the charge for the item and will be used as the implied inactive date for any previous charges for the item.
.05	unit charge	0;5	NUMERIC			The dollar amount to be added to a bill for each of this item on the bill.
.06	revenue code	0;6	POINTER	399.2		This is the revenue code that will be added to a bill for the charge of this item. If no revenue code is entered the Charge Set's Default Revenue Code will be used.
.07	cpt modifier	0;7	POINTER	81.3		A CPT charge may be broken into multiple charges by using the modifier. If a modifier is added this charge will only be added to bills that have both the CPT and modifier combination on the bill. If no modifier is added then the charge will only be added to bills that have the CPT but no modifier.
.08	base charge	0;8	NUMERIC			Enter the Base Charge associated with the item. This amount will be added once for the item on the bill, instead of once for each unit of the item. Base Charge is appropriate for only specific types of charges where the total charge for the item is an incremental Unit charge plus a single Base charge, such as Minutes and Hours.