MFR_M04

MFN/MFK - Charge Description Master File Message (Event M04)

12 segments

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 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:

Master File Response Message: When the CDM segment is used in the MFR message, the part of the message represented by {MFE [ ...]} is replaced as follows:

Message Structure

12 segments
R RequiredO Optional Choice
MSH
R1
SFT
O*
MSA
R1
ERR
O*
QAK
O1
QRD
R1
QRF
O1
MFI
R1
MF_QUERY
R*
MFE
R1
CDM
R1
PRC
O*
DSC
O1