NAME:        	Carrier Line Reduced Payment Physician Assistant Code

 
 DESCRIPTION:	The code on the carrier (non-DMERC) line item that 
		identifies the line items that have been paid a 
		reduced fee schedule amount (65%, 75% or 85%) because 
		a physician's assistant performed the service.

 
 SHORT NAME: 	ASTNT_CD

 LONG NAME: 	CARR_LINE_RDCD_PMT_PHYS_ASTN_C

 TYPE:		CHAR	
 
 LENGTH: 	1 
 
 SOURCE: 	CWF

 
 CODE VALUES:	BLANK =	Adjustment situation (where CLM_DISP_CD equal 3)
 
		0  =	N/A 
 
		1  = 	65% of payment.  Either physician assistants assisting 
			  in surgery or nurse midwives 

		2  = 	75% of payment.  Either physician assistants performing 
			  services in a hospital (other than assisting surgery) 
			  or nurse practitioners/clinical nurse specialist 
			  performing services in rural areas or clinical social 
			  worker services 

		3  = 	85% of payment.  Either physician assistant services for 
			  other than assisting surgery or other hospital services 
			  or nurse practitioners services (not in rural areas)
 


COMMENT:	-