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18.8.18 BLG - Billing Segment (4.5.2)

The BLG segment is used to provide billing information, on the ordered service, to the filling application.

HL7 Attribute Table - BLG - Billing

Base Framework
Seq#Data ElementDescriptionFlagsImplementCardinalityLengthC.LENVocabularyData Type
BLG
100234When to Charge MAY[0..1] univ: InvocationEvent (CD)
CCD

Charge Code and Date

200235Charge Type MAY[0..1][2..2]univ: ChargeType (CD) hl7VS-chargeType (VS) chargeType (CS)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

300236Account ID MAY[0..1] 
CX

Extended Composite ID with Check Digit

401645Charge Type Reason MAY[0..1] repr: ChargeTypeReason (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

Seq#Data ElementDescriptionFlagsImplementCardinalityLengthC.LENVocabularyData Type
BLG
100234When to Charge MAY[0..1] univ: InvocationEvent (CD) hl7VS-whenToCharge (VS) invocationEvent (CS)
CCD

Charge Code and Date

200235Charge Type MAY[0..1][2..2]univ: ChargeType (CD) hl7VS-chargeType (VS) chargeType (CS)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

300236Account ID MAY[0..1] 
CX

Extended Composite ID with Check Digit

401645Charge Type Reason MAY[0..1] repr: ChargeTypeReason (CD) hl7VS-chargeTypeReason (VS) chargeTypeReason (CS)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

Base FrameworkBase Standard Profile
Seq#Data ElementDescriptionFlagsImplementCardinalityLengthC.LENVocabularyData TypeImplementVocabulary
BLG 
100234When to Charge MAY[0..1] univ: InvocationEvent (CD)
CCD

Charge Code and Date

MAYhl7VS-whenToCharge (VS) invocationEvent (CS)
200235Charge Type MAY[0..1][2..2]univ: ChargeType (CD) hl7VS-chargeType (VS) chargeType (CS)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

MAY 
300236Account ID MAY[0..1] 
CX

Extended Composite ID with Check Digit

MAY
401645Charge Type Reason MAY[0..1] repr: ChargeTypeReason (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

MAYhl7VS-chargeTypeReason (VS) chargeTypeReason (CS)
Base Framework Base Standard Profile
Seq# Data Element Description Flags Optionality Repetition Length C.LEN Table Data Type Optionality Table
BLG  
1 00234 When to Charge   O      
CCD

Charge Code and Date

  (0100)
2 00235 Charge Type   O   [2..2]  
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

  (0122)
3 00236 Account ID   O      
CX

Extended Composite ID with Check Digit

   
4 01645 Charge Type Reason   O      
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

  (0475)
Seq# Data Element Description Optionality Repetition Length C.LEN Table Data Type
BLG
1 00234 When to Charge O     (0100)
CCD

Charge Code and Date

2 00235 Charge Type O   [2..2] (0122)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

3 00236 Account ID O      
CX

Extended Composite ID with Check Digit

4 01645 Charge Type Reason O     (0475)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

18.8.18.1 BLG field definitions (4.5.2.0)

18.8.18.2 BLG-1 When to charge (CCD) 00234 (4.5.2.1)

Definition: This field specifies when to charge for the ordered service. Refer to HL7 Table 0100 - Invocation event in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for valid values.

18.8.18.3 BLG-2 Charge type (ID) 00235 (4.5.2.2)

Definition: This field identifies someone or something other than the patient to be billed for this service. It is used in conjunction with BLG-3-account ID. Refer to HL7 Table 0122 - Charge Type in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for valid values.

18.8.18.4 BLG-3 Account ID (CX) 00236 (4.5.2.3)

Definition: This field identifies the account to be billed. It is used in conjunction with BLG-2-charge type. Refer to HL7 Table 0061 - Check digit scheme in Chapter 2C, Code Tables.

18.8.18.5 BLG-4 Charge type reason (CWE) 01645 (4.5.2.4)

Definition: This field explains the choice of and provides the clinical rationale for the selected charge type identified in BLG-2. Refer to User-defined Table 0475 - Charge Type Reason in Chapter 2C, code Tables, for suggested values.