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Guarantor Charge Adjustment Code

2003-08-22
Definition: This field contains user-defined codes that indicate which adjustments should be made to this guarantor_s charges. For example, when the hospital agrees to adjust this guarantor_s charges to a sliding scale. Refer to User-defined Table 0218 - Patient Charge Adjustment for suggested values.

Example: This field would contain the value used for sliding-fee scale processing.

Length≤250
0218Patient Charge Adjustment
6 components
1O-Identifier
2O-Text
3OName of Coding System
4O-Alternate Identifier
5O-Alternate Text
6OName of Alternate Coding System