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Central Distributor SEDD: Description of Data Elements

 
CHGn - Detailed charges
 
Documentation Sections:
General Notes
Uniform Values
State Specific Notes
General Notes
 

Detailed charges are submitted charges that pertain to a specified revenue center or group of revenue centers. Beginning in 2005, charges associated with specific revenue centers stored in REVCDn are retained in REVCHGn. Charges specific to a group of revenue centers are stored in CHGn. Prior to 2005, both types of detailed charges were stored in the HCUP data element CHGn.

Detailed charges (CHGn) are retained as provided by the data source, including cents and negative values. Zero charges are retained as a zero and are NOT set to missing (.). Charges greater than $9,999,999 are set to invalid (.A). No edit checks are performed on this data element during HCUP processing.

 
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Uniform Values
 
VariableDescriptionValueValue Description
CHGnDetailed charges+/- 7(n).nnCharges
.Missing
.AInvalid
 
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State Specific Notes

Arizona

Beginning 2008, detailed charge categories for Arizona are:

CHGn Description UB-04 Revenue Codes
CHGn Description UB-04 Revenue Codes
CHG1 All Inclusive Room and Board 10x
CHG2 Room and Board, Private 11x
CHG3 Room and Board, Two Beds 12x
CHG4 Room and Board, 3-4 Beds 13x
CHG5 Private (Deluxe) 14x
CHG6 Room and Board, Ward 15x
CHG7 Room and Board, Other 16x
CHG8 Leave of Absence 18x
CHG9 Subacute Care 19x
CHG10 ICU 20x
CHG11 CCU 21x
CHG12 Special Charges 22x
CHG13 Incremental Nursing Charges 23x
CHG14 All Inclusive Ancillary 24x
CHG15 Pharmacy 25x
CHG16 IV Therapy 26x
CHG17 Medical/Surgical Supplies and Devices 27x
CHG18 Oncology 28x
CHG19 DME (Other than renal) 29x
CHG20 Laboratory 30x
CHG21 Laboratory Pathology 31x
CHG22 Radiology, Diagnostic 32x
CHG23 Radiology, Therapeutic 33x
CHG24 Nuclear Medicine 34x
CHG25 CT Scan 35x
CHG26 Operating Room 36x
CHG27 Anesthesia 37x
CHG28 Blood 38x
CHG29 Blood Storage/Processing 39x
CHG30 Other Imaging 40x
CHG31 Respiratory Services 41x
CHG32 Physical Therapy 42x
CHG33 Occupational Therapy 43x
CHG34 Speech Therapy 44x
CHG35 Emergency Room 45x
CHG36 Pulmonary Function 46x
CHG37 Audiology 47x
CHG38 Cardiology 48x
CHG39 Outpatient Services 50x
CHG40 Osteopathic Services 53x
CHG41 MRI 61x
CHG42 Medical Surgical Supplies (extension of27x) 62x
CHG43 Pharmacy (extension of 25x) 63x
CHG44 Trauma Response 68x
CHG45 Cast Room 70x
CHG46 Recovery Room 71x
CHG47 Labor/Delivery Room 72x
CHG48 EKG/ECG 73x
CHG49 EEG 74x
CHG50 Gastro Intestinal Services 75x
CHG51 Treatment/Observation Room 76x
CHG52 Preventive Care Services 77x
CHG53 Telemedicine 78x
CHG54 Extra-Corporeal Shock Wave Therapy 79x
CHG55 Inpatient Renal Dialysis 80x
CHG56 Organ Acquisition 81x
CHG57 Miscellaneous Dialysis 88x
CHG58 Behavioral Health Treatment/Services 90x
CHG59 Behavioral Health Treatment/Services (extension of 90x) 91x
CHG60 Other Diagnostic Services 92x
CHG61 Other Therapeutic Services 94x
CHG62 Other Therapeutic Services (extension of 94x) 95x
CHG63 Professional Fees 96x
CHG64 Professional Fees (extension of 96x) 97x
CHG65 Professional Fees (extension of 96x & 97x) 98x
CHG66 Patient Convenience Items 99x
CHG67 Alternative Therapy Services 210x
CHG68 All Other Categories (excluding 017x) 310x
CHG69 Nursery - General Classification 170
CHG70 Nursery - Newborn Level I 171
CHG71 Nursery - Newborn Level II 172
CHG72 Nursery - Newborn Level III 173
CHG73 Nursery - Newborn Level IV 174
CHG74 Nursery - Other 179


District of Columbia

District of Columbia provided revenue center charge (CHGn) for the following 10 categories:

CHGn Description UB-92 Revenue Codes
CHG1 Routine charge 101, 110-179
CHG2 ICU charge 200-219
CHG3 Surgical charge 360-379, 710-729
CHG4 Lab and blood charge 300-319, 390-399, 740-759
CHG5 Pharmacy charge 250-269, 630-639
CHG6 Radiology charge 280-289, 320-359, 400-409
CHG7 Respiratory charge 410-449, 460-469
CHG8 THerapy charge 420-449, 470-479
CHG9 Supplies charge 270-279, 620-629
CHG10 Other charge 70-77, 100, 180-189, 220-249, 290-299, 380-389, 450-459, 480-619, 640-669, 700-739, 760-769, 790-859, 880-929, 940-949, 960-999


Florida

Beginning in 2010, Florida supplied detailed charges in 14 categories. The categories are defined as follows.

CHGn Description
CHG1 Pharmacy Charges
CHG2 Medical and Surgical Supply Charges
CHG3 Laboratory Charges
CHG4 Radiology and Other Imaging Charges
CHG5 Cardiology Charges
CHG6 Operating Room Charges
CHG7 Anesthesia Charges
CHG8 Recovery Room Charges
CHG9 Emergency Room Charges
CHG10 Trauma Response Charges
CHG11 Treatment or Observation Room Charges
CHG12 Gastro-Intestinal (GI) Services
CHG13 Extra-Corporeal Shock Wave Therapy (Lithotrypsy)
CHG14 Other Charges



Florida supplied detailed charges in 11 categories. Detailed charges had been rounded to the nearest dollar by Florida. Each charge category was assigned to a separate HCUP data element:

CHGn Description
CHG1 Pharmacy Charges
CHG2 Medical and Surgical Supply Charges
CHG3 Laboratory Charges
CHG4 Radiology and Other Imaging Charges
CHG5 Cardiology Charges
CHG6 Operating Room Charges
CHG7 Anesthesia Charges
CHG8 Recovery Room Charges
CHG9 Emergency Room Charges
CHG10 Treatment or Observation Room Charges
CHG11 Other charges


Iowa

Beginning with 2005, detailed charges (CHGn) are associated with the identified revenue centers (REVCDn) and the units of service (UNITn). For example, CHG1 applies to the revenue center in REVCD1 and the units of service specified in UNIT1. Iowa reports detailed charges (CHGn) associated with standard UB-92 revenue codes stored in REVCDn. Iowa does not collapse or redefine ranges of revenue codes.

Through 2004, Iowa supplied 23 charge buckets as follows:


HCUP Variable Description
CHG1 Pharmacy
CHG2 Medical/Surgical Supply
CHG3 Laboratory
CHG4 MRI and CAT Scans
CHG5 Therapeutic Radiology
CHG6 Other Diagnostic Services
CHG7 Nuclear Medicine
CHG8 Operating Room
CHG9 Anesthesia
CHG10 Respiratory Therapy, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy
CHG11 Speech Pathology
CHG12 Uncovered
CHG13 Professional Fees
CHG14 Treatment or Observation Room
CHG15 Ambulatory Surgical Care
CHG16 Emergency Room
CHG17 Recovery Room
CHG18 Labor/Delivery
CHG19 Audiology
CHG20 Lithotripsy
CHG21 Cardiac Rehab
CHG22 Renal Dialysis
CHG23 Other


Maryland

Beginning in 2006, REVCHGn field includes information about detailed charges associated with the identified revenue centers (REVCDn) and the units of service (UNITn). CHGn is no longer included in the MD SEDD files.

Detailed charges (CHGn) pertain to identified revenue centers as indicated by the revenue code (REVCDn) and the units of service (UNITn) , but not to the CPT procedure codes in CPTn. For example, CHG1 pertains to the revenue center coded in REVCD1 and the units of service specified in UNIT1.



Nebraska

Detailed charges (CHGn) are associated with the identified revenue centers as indicated by the revenue code (REVCDn) and the units of service (UNITn) for one service (CPTn). For example, CHG1 applies to the revenue center coded in REVCD1 and the units of service specified in UNIT1 for a specified service CPT1.


Nebraska provided the charge detail in a separate, linkable file. During HCUP processing, the source file was manipulated to be consistent with the format of detail charge information in other states. The source file had one record per service, multiple records per discharge. The HCUP file has one record per discharge that includes all of the provided detail.



New Jersey

Detailed charges (CHGn) pertain to are associated with the identified revenue centers as indicated by the revenue code (REVCDn) and the units of service (UNITn) for one service (CPTn). For example, CHG1 pertains applies to the revenue center coded in REVCD1 and the units of service specified in UNIT1 for a specified service CPT1.

For combination ambulatory surgery (AS) and emergency department (ED) events, CHG1 includes charges for emergency department services and REVCD1 has been set to "0450" to indicate ED services. No other detailed charge information is available for these combination records.

Beginning in 2006, REVCHGn is used to present detailed charges associated with revenue codes. CHGn is no longer used to present the detailed charges in the NJ SEDD file.



North Carolina

Beginning in 2014, revenue codes, charges, and units are also provided.

Starting in 2011, North Carolina provides 10 detail charges:

CHGn Description UB-92 Revenue Codes
CHG1 Routine charges 101, 110-179
CHG2 ICU/CCU charges 200-219
CHG3 Surgery charges 360-379, 710-729
CHG4 Laboratory charges 300-319, 390-399, 740-759
CHG5 Pharmacy charges 250-269, 630-639
CHG6 Radiology charges 280-289, 320-359, 400-409
CHG7 Respiratory charges 410-419, 460-469
CHG8 Physical Therapy charges 420-449, 470-479
CHG9 Supplies charges 270-279, 620-629
CHG10 Other charges 070-077, 180-189, 220-249, 290-299, 380-389, 450-459, 480-619, 640-669, 700-709, 730-739, 760-769, 790-859, 880-929, 940-949, 960-999, 100

Detailed charge information was not provided on emergency department data prior to 2011.



Rhode Island

Rhode Island provides 27 detail charges:

CHGn Revenue Codes Description
CHG1 036X, 071X, 072X Emergency dept or/recovery room charges
CHG2 037X Emergency dept anesthesia charges
CHG3 027X, 029X, 062X Emergency dept supplies & equip charges
CHG4 030X, 031X Emergency dept laboratory charges
CHG5 032X, 0341, 0343, 035X, 040X, 046X, 0470, 0471, 0479, 048X, 061X, 073X, 074X, 075X, 092X Emergency dept diagnostic charges
CHG6 026X, 028X, 033X, 0340, 0342, 0344, 0349, 041X, 042X, 043X, 044X, 0472, 053X, 070X, 0760, 0761, 077X, 079X, 080X, 081X, 088X, 094X, 095X, 210X Emergency dept therapy charges
CHG7 038X, 039X Emergency dept blood charges
CHG8 025X, 063X Emergency dept pharmacy charges
CHG9 050X, 054X, 096X, 097X, 098X (Excluding 0981) Emergency dept other ancillary charges
CHG10 099X Emergency dept patient conv item charges
CHG11 90X, 91X Emergency dept behavioral charges
CHG12 0762 Observation charges
CHG13 036X, 071X, 072X Observation stay or/recovery room charges
CHG14 037X Observation stay anesthesia charges
CHG15 027X, 029X, 062X Observation stay supplies & equip charges
CHG16 030X, 031X Observation stay laboratory charges
CHG17 032X, 0341, 0343, 035X, 040X, 046X, 0470, 0471, 0479, 048X, 061X, 073X, 074X, 075X, 092X Observation stay diagnostic charges
CHG18 026X, 028X, 033X, 0340, 0342, 0344, 0349, 041X, 042X, 043X, 044X, 0472, 053X, 070X, 0760, 0761, 077X, 079X, 080X, 081X, 088X, 094X, 095X, 210X Observation stay therapy charges
CHG19 038X, 039X Observation stay blood charges
CHG20 025X, 063X Observation stay pharmacy charges
CHG21 050X, 054X, 096X, 097X, 098X (Excluding 0981) Observation stay other ancillary charges
CHG22 099X Observation stay patient conv item charges
CHG23 0762 Observation stay observation charges charges
CHG24 90X, 91X Observation stay behavioral charges
CHG25 0981 Observation stay ER professional fees
CHG26 045x Emergency dept ER charges
CHG27 0981 Emergency dept Professional fees


South Carolina

In 2005 and 2006 South Carolina provided the charge detail in a separate, linkable file that included detailed charges which are associated with revenue centers and units of service. Due to incomplete charge information, this information was not retained on the HCUP databases in 2005 and 2006. The line item revenue codes were used to assign the HCUP outpatient identifiers (HCUP_AS, HCUP_ED, and HCUP_OS) but there is no detailed charge information on the 2005 and 2006 South Carolina SASD and SEDD. The line item revenue codes were also used to subtract professional fees from total charges for 2005, but total charges was not on 2006 SASD and SEDD.

Prior to 2005, South Carolina provided HCUP with discretely defined charge buckets, and associated units of service. The number of detailed charges supplied by South Carolina changes across years.

  • Prior to 1995, South Carolina supplied 51 detailed charges and no charge for "Other Charges".
  • In 1995, South Carolina supplied 52 detailed charges. They created charge fields (CHG1-CHG51) that were comparable to previous years and added a new charge field (CHG52) labeled "Other Charges".
  • From 1996-2004 and 2007-present South Carolina supplied 78 detailed charges. Some charges are an addition to those previously supplied. For example, starting in 1996 there is a category for room and board charges from a Hospice. Other charges give more detail than previously supplied. For example, prior to 1996 there was one charge for ICU charges. Starting in 1996, there are 5 different ICU charges.

From 1996-2004 and 2007-present the detailed charge categories from South Carolina were:

CHGn Description UB-92 Revenue Codes
CHG1 Room and Board - All Inclusive Rate 100-101
CHG2 Room and Board - General medical charges 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 111-113, 121-123, 190-194, 199, 151-133, 131-143, 151-153
CHG3 Room and Board - Psych charges 114, 124, 134, 144, 154
CHG4 Room and Board - Hospice charges 115, 125, 135, 145, 155
CHG5 Room and Board - Detox charges 116, 126, 136, 146, 156
CHG6 Room and Board - Oncology charges 117, 127, 137, 147, 157
CHG7 Room and Board - Rehab charges 118, 128, 138, 148, 158
CHG8 Room and Board - Other charges 119, 129, 139, 149, 159, 160, 164, 180, 183, 167, 169, 181-182, 184-185, 189, 224
CHG9 Nursery - Levels I and Other charges 170, 723, 171, 179
CHG10 Nursery - Level II 172
CHG11 Nursery - Level III 173
CHG12 Nursery - Level IV 174
CHG13 ICU charges 200, 201, 202, 208, 209
CHG14 ICU - Pediatric charges 203
CHG15 ICU - Psych charges 204
CHG16 ICU - Intermediate ICU charges 206
CHG17 ICU - Burn Unit charges 207
CHG18 Coronary Care charges 210, 211, 212, 213, 219
CHG19 Coronary Care - Intermediate CCU charges 214
CHG20 Special charges 220-229
CHG21 Nursing acuity charges 230, 231-235, 239
CHG22 All Inclusive Ancillary 240-249
CHG23 Pharmacy charges 250, 253-256, 258, 634-636, 251, 252, 257, 259, 630-633, 637
CHG24 IV Therapy charges 260-264, 269, 640-649
CHG25 Supplies charges 270-279, 621-624
CHG26 Oncology charges 280, 289
CHG27 Equipment charges 290-299
CHG28 Laboratory charges 300-309, 310, 311, 312, 314, 319
CHG29 Radiology - Diagnostic charges 320, 321-324, 329
CHG30 Radiology - Therapeutic services charges 330, 333, 339
CHG31 Chemotherapy charges 331, 332, 335
CHG32 Linear Accelerator not specified
CHG33 Nuclear medicine charges 340-349
CHG34 CT scan charges 350-359
CHG35 Operating room charges 360-369
CHG36 Anesthesia charges 370-379
CHG37 Blood charges 380-389, 390-399, 999
CHG38 Other Imaging charges 404-403, 409
CHG39 PET Scan charges 404
CHG40 Respiratory therapy charges 410-413, 419
CHG41 Physical therapy charges 420-429
CHG42 Occupational therapy charges 430-439
CHG43 Speech and Audiology charges 440-449. 470-479
CHG44 Emergency room charges 450-459
CHG45 Pulmonary function charges 460-469
CHG46 Cardiology charges 480, 482-489
CHG47 Cath lab charges 481
CHG48 Ambulatory surgical care (ASC) charges 490-499
CHG49 Outpatient services - general charges 500, 509, 761
CHG50 Outpatient Clinic services charges 510-517, 519
CHG51 Outpatient Clinic - freestanding charges 520-523, 526, 529
CHG52 Other Inpatient services charges 530-539, 560-569, 700, 709, 780-789, 920-929
CHG53 Ambulance services charges 540-549
CHG54 Skilled Nursing charges 550-559
CHG55 Home Health Agency (HHA) charges 570-572, 579, 580-583, 589, 590, 599, 600-604, 609, 660-663, 669
CHG56 MRI charges 610-619
CHG57 Hospice charges 650-659
CHG58 Outpatient Special Resident charges 670-672, 679
CHG59 Recovery room charges 710-719
CHG60 Labor room/delivery charges 720-729
CHG61 EKG charges 730-739
CHG62 EEG charges 740-749
CHG63 Gastro Intestinal charges 750-759
CHG64 Observation Beds charges 760, 762, 769
CHG65 Preventative Care services charges 770, 779
CHG66 Vaccine Administration charges 771
CHG67 Lithotripsy charges 790-799
CHG68 Renal Dialysis - Inpatient charges 800-804, 809
CHG69 Organ acquisition charges 810-814, 819
CHG70 Dialysis Outpatient charges 820-825 829, 830-835, 839, 840-845, 849, 850-855, 859, 880-882, 889
CHG71 Psychiatric/Psychol services charges 900-907, 909-919
CHG72 Other Therapy Rehabilitation charges 940-942, 946-947, 949
CHG73 Cardiac rehabilitation charges 943
CHG74 Alcohol and Drug rehabilitation charges 944-945
CHG75 Professional fees - Providers and Other Specialists charges 960-964, 969
CHG76 Professional fees - Therapies and Lab charges 971-979
CHG77 Professional fees - Other and Outpatient services charges 981-989
CHG78 Patient Convenience charges 990-998


Prior to 1996, the detailed charge categories from South Carolina were:

CHGn Charge Category
CHG1 Room and Board - general medical charges
CHG2 Room and Board - psychology charges
CHG3 Room and Board - detoxification charges
CHG4 Room and Board - oncology charges
CHG5 Room and Board - rehabilitation charges
CHG6 Room and Board - other charges
CHG7 Nursery charges
CHG8 Premature nursery charges
CHG9 Neonatal ICU charges
CHG10 ICU charges
CHG11 CCU charges
CHG12 Nursing acuity charges
CHG13 Pharmacy charges
CHG14 Supplies charges
CHG15 Equipment charges
CHG16 Laboratory charges
CHG17 Radiology charges
CHG18 Chemotherapy charges
CHG19 Radiology-therapeutic services charges
CHG20 Nuclear medicine charges
CHG21 CT scan charges
CHG22 Operating room charges
CHG23 Anesthesia charges
CHG24 Blood charges
CHG25 PET scan charges
CHG26 Respiratory therapy charges
CHG27 Physical therapy charges
CHG28 Other therapy charges
CHG29 Emergency room charges
CHG30 Pulmonary function charges
CHG31 Cardiology charges
CHG32 Cardiac Catherization lab charges
CHG33 Ambulatory surgical services charges
CHG34 Ambulance services charges
CHG35 MRI charges
CHG36 Recovery room charges
CHG37 Labor room/delivery charges
CHG38 EKG charges
CHG39 EEG charges
CHG40 Observation charges
CHG41 Lithotripsy charges
CHG42 Inpatient renal dialysis charges
CHG43 Organ acquisition charges
CHG44 Miscellaneous dialysis charges
CHG45 Psychiatric/psychological treatment charges
CHG46 Cardiac rehabilitation charges
CHG47 Complex medical equipment charges
CHG48 Professional fees
CHG49 Other inpatient charges
CHG50 Other outpatient charges
CHG51 Invalid revenue code charges
CHG52 Other charges (valid beginning in 1995)


Utah

The charge categories for Utah are:

CHGn Description UB-92 Revenue Codes
CHG1 Facility charges 10x-94x
CHG2 Professional charges 95x-98x
CHG3 Emergency department charges 45x

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Internet Citation: HCUP Central Distributor SEDD Description of Data Elements - All States. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). September 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/sedddistnote.jsp?var=chgn.
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