NAME:        	Clinical Trial Number
 
 
 DESCRIPTION:	The number used to identify all items and line 
		item services provided to a beneficiary during 
		their participation in a clinical trial.
 
  
 SHORT NAME: 	CCLTRNUM

 LONG NAME: 	CLM_CLNCL_TRIL_NUM

 TYPE:		CHAR
 
 LENGTH: 	8

 SOURCE:	-	
 
 CODE VALUES: 	-

 
 COMMENT:	CMS is requesting the clinical trial number be
 		voluntarily reported.  The number is assigned by
 		the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Clinical
 		Trials Data Bank when a new study is registered.

		Effective September 1, 2008 with the implementation
 		of CR#3.