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Claim header table

The Claim header [sn_hcls_claim_header] table stores the details of the main claim submitted on behalf of a patient to a payer organization.

The table has the following features:

  • Stores the main claim submitted on behalf of a patient to a payer organization.
  • Enables including multiple claim lines.
  • Includes the payer, transaction control number, type, status, patient, member plan, medical record number, account number, and various dates and amounts.

Role required to configure the table: sn_hcls.admin.

For more information, see Healthcare and Life Sciences data model.

FieldData typeDescription
Adjudicated amountCurrencyAdjusted amount paid for the service by the primary payer.
Billed DRG codeStringDiagnosis Related Group \(DRG\) code for the billed diagnosis-related group.
Claim amountCurrencyOriginal amount submitted with the claim.
Date acceptedDateDate when the claim was accepted by the payer organization.
Date adjudicatedDateDate when the claim was adjudicated for the payment.
Date paidDateDate when the claim was paid by the payer organization.
Date submittedDateDate when the claim was submitted to the payer organization.
Fee reduction amountCurrencyDifference between the original claim amount and the adjusted paid amount.
Medical record numberStringMedical Record Number \(MRN\) of the patient as entered in the electronic medical records \(EMR\) system.
Member planReferenceMember plan associated with the patient.
NameStringName to identify the claim header.
NumberString

Alpha-numeric profile identifier of the claim header.

The value is auto-generated and is incremented every time you add a new claim header to an instance. The initial value for the Number field is CLAIMHDR00001001.

Note: To customize the number, define the auto-numbering format for the Claim header [sn_hcls_claim_header] table. For more information, see Add auto-numbering records in a table.

Paid amountCurrencyAmount to be paid by the patient.
PatientReferencePatient on whose behalf the claim was submitted.
Patient account numberStringPatient account number as entered in the EMR system.
Patient payable amountCurrencyAmount for which the patient is responsible.
PayerReferenceName of the company listed as a payer organization.
Preauthorization headerReferenceAssociated pre-authorization request.
RemarksStringComments or additional information about the claim.
Service providerReferencePractitioner who provided the service to the patient.
Service provider idStringIdentifier of the practitioner who provided the product or service to the patient.
SourceReferenceSource system details of an external healthcare system in a ServiceNow instance.
StatusChoice listStatus of the claim. The following statuses are available by default: - Active - Cancelled - Denied - Draft - Entered in error - In hold - Paid - Suspended For more information about the available statuses, see claim statuses defined in the FHIR specifications.
Transaction control numberStringUnique identifier of the claim in the payer system.
TypeChoice listType of the claim. The following types are available by default: - Institutional - Oral - Pharmacy - Professional - Vision For more information about the available claim types, see claim types defined in the FHIR specifications.

Parent Topic:Healthcare and Life Sciences data model tables