Line Medicaid Allowed Amount

SAS Name
LINE_MDCD_ALOWD_AMT

The maximum amount displayed at the claim line level as determined by the payer as being "allowable" under the provisions of the contract prior to the determination of actual payment.

Comments

Not available for managed care claims. CMS has required redaction of some payment fields for managed care claims due to the proprietary and confidential nature of this information. The managed care records are identified as those where the claim type code (CLM_TYPE_CD) = 3, C or W.

SOURCE: T-MSIS Analytic File (TAF) Claims

Dollar amount with two decimal places (e.g. 98.76); may be negative.
Code Code value
Null/missing source value is missing or unknown