Patient Add-On Payment Amount (new patient)

SAS Name
PTNT_ADD_ON_PYMT_AMT

This field represents a base rate increase factor for 1.3516 for new patient initial preventive physical examination (IPPE) and annual wellness visit.

Comments

This field is derived by accumulating the revenue center amount field (REV_CNTR_PTNT_ADD_ON_PMT_AMT) that is on any of the claim records included in the stay (i.e. sum of the REV_CNTR_PTNT_ADD_ON_PMT_AMT reported on the claims that comprise the stay).

This field is new in October 2014.

Source: NCH