<< Previous Data Element Inpatient Output Table of Contents Next Data Element >>
Data Element Name:  Workers' Compensation/No Fault Amount File Location:  Master, De-Identified
SPARCS Data Element Number:  56
Record Positions:  634 - 642 Format-Length:  N - 9
Effective Date:  1/1/1994 Revision Date:          
Deniable Data Element:  No
Definition:

The dollar amount of the bill that is covered by Workers' Compensation or No-Fault Insurance.

Codes and Values:

  1. Right justified and zero filled.

  2. The amount was entered in dollars and cents. This amount was defined with TWO implied decimal places and must have been entered as a positive amount.

  3. If not applicable this field contains zeroes.
Edit Applications:
  1. If this field was entered, Worker's Compensation/No Fault Indicator (Data Element 55) was also coded.

Conversion Notes:

Since this is a new field, it was initialized to zero for all converted records where appropriate.