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| Data Element Name: Total Charges | File Location: Master, De-Identified, De-Identified Abbreviated |
| SPARCS Data Element Number: 91 | |
| Record Positions: 1765 - 1776 | Format-Length: N - 12 |
| Effective Date: 1/1/1994 | Revision Date: |
| Deniable Data Element: No | |
Definition:
The sum of Total Accommodations Charges (Data Element 87) and Total Ancillary Charges (Data Element 89) for the patient's stay.
Codes and Values:- Must have been right justified and zero filled.
- This amount was defined with TWO implied decimal places and must have been entered as a positive amount.
- Not applicable - calculated by SPARCS as the sum of Total Accommodations Charges (Data Element 87) and Total Ancillary Charges (Data Element 89) .
Conversion Notes:
For all converted records, the total charges was reported on the UBF-1 and
was placed in this field.
