The code used to identify the patient relationship to the beneficiary.
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This field is new in 2011. It comes from the patient relationship code (CLM-PTNT-RLTNSHP-CD) that is present on the first claim record included in the stay. If there is no patient relationship code on the 1st claim, then take the first found code on any of the other claims that make up the stay.
This field is new in 2011. It comes from the patient relationship code (CLM-PTNT-RLTNSHP-CD) that is present on the first claim record included in the stay. If there is no patient relationship code on the 1st claim, then take the first found code on any of the other claims that make up the stay.
Source: NCH