The charge description (CDM) master file segment should be used in conjunction with the general master file segments in Section 8.5, "GENERAL MASTER FILE SEGMENTS." Interfacing systems often need not only to communicate data about a patient's detailed charges, but also to communicate the charge identification entries by which an application knows how to handle a particular charge code. The charge description master is a master file.
The NTE segment may also contain other information to the provider to convey other requirements or context. For example:
Convey the status of Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the test. For example, the test may have FDA approval but is not validated yet because of limited gathering of data to confirm the validity of the test.
Convey that a patient’s consent must be obtained before the test is ordered. This requirement can be conveyed in this NTE as well.
The CDM segment below is a specially designed master file segment for interfacing charge description masters. In the following message, the MFI-master file identifier should equal "CDM." When the CDM segment is used in an MFN message, the abstract definition is as follows:
Segment | Cardinality | Implement | Status |
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MFN^M04^MFN_M04 | |||
MSH Message Header |
[1..1] | SHALL | |
SFT Software Segment |
|||
UAC User Authentication Credential Segment |
[0..1] | ||
MFI Master File Identification |
[1..1] | SHALL | |
NTE Notes and Comments |
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MF_CDM | [1..*] | SHALL | |
MFE Master File Entry |
[1..1] | SHALL | |
NTE Notes and Comments |
|||
CDM Charge Description Master |
[1..1] | SHALL | |
NTE Notes and Comments |
|||
PRC Pricing |
MSH-15 | MSH-16 | Immediate ACK | Application Ack |
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Blank | Blank | - | MFK^M04^MFK_M01 |
NE | NE | - | - |
AL, SU, ER | NE | ACK^M04^ACK | - |
NE | AL, SU, ER | - | MFK^M04^MFK_M01 |
AL, SU, ER | AL, SU, ER | ACK^M04^ACK | MFK^M04^MFK_M01 |