Medical/Surgical Supplies Prosthetic Orthotic Amount ($)

SAS Name
PRSTHTC_ORTHTC_AMT

The charge amount (rounded to whole dollars) for the medical/surgical prosthetic/orthotic supplies related to the beneficiary's stay.

Comments

This field is derived by accumulating the revenue center total charge amount (REV-CNTR-TOT-CHRGAMT) associated with revenue center code (REV CNTR CD) '0274' from all claim records included in the stay. This field was new in 2011.

This field is one of 15 detailed medical surgical amounts. Reference:

MDCL_SRGCL_GNRL_AMT, MDCL_SRGCL_NSTRL_AMT, MDCL_SRGCL_STRL_AMT, MDCL_SRGCL_DRSNG_AMT, MDCL_SRGCL_PCMKR_AMT, MDCL_SRGCL_MISC_AMT, TAKE_HOME_AMT, PRSTHTC_ORTHTC_AMT, INTRAOCULAR_LENS_AMT, OXYGN_TAKE_HOME_AMT, OTHR_IMPLANTS_AMT, OTHR_SUPLIES_DVC_AMT, INCDNT_RDLGY_AMT, INCDNT_DGNSTC_SRVCS_AMT, and INVSTGTNL_DVC_AMT

Note that the sum of all the medical/surgical supplies charge amounts is available all years (field called MDCL_SUPLY_CHRG_AMT).

Source: MedPAR (derived)