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Variable: FROM_DT

Claim From Date

Description

The first day on the billing statement covering services rendered to the beneficiary (a.k.a. 'Statement Covers From Date').

Comment

For Home Health prospective payment system (PPS) claims, the 'from' date and the ‘thru' date on the RAP (Request for Anticipated Payment) initial claim must always match. The "from" date on the claim may not always represent the first date of services, particularly for Home Health or Hospice care. To obtain the date corresponding with the onset of services (or admission date) use the admission date from the claim (variable called CLM_ADMSN_DT for IP, SNF and HH - and variable called CLM_HOSPC_START_DT_ID for Hospice claims). For Part B Non-institutional (Carrier and DME) services, this variable corresponds with the earliest of any of the line-item level dates (i.e., in the Line File, it is the first CLM_FROM_DT for any line on the claim). It is almost always the same as the CLM_THRU_DT; exception is for DME claims - where some services are billed in advance.

Values

n/a

Other Info

Some additional information on this variable:

  • Short Name: FROM_DT
  • Long Name: CLM_FROM_DT
  • Type: DATE
  • Length: 8
  • Source: NCH
  • Value Format:

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