Variable: CLM_ID

Claim ID

Description

This is the unique identification number for the claim.

Each Part A or institutional Part B claim has at least one revenue center record.

Each non-institutional Part B claim has at least one claim line.

All revenue center records or claim lines on a given claim have the same CLM_ID. It is used to link the revenue lines together and/or to the base claim.

Comment

Limitation: When pulled directly from the CCW database, this is a numeric column.

Other Info

Some additional information on this variable:

• Short Name: CLM_ID
• Long Name: CLM_ID
• Type: CHAR
• Length: 15
• Source: CCW
• Value Format: