NAME:      	NCH Carrier Claim Submitted Charge Amount 
		(sum of all line-level submitted charges)
 
 
 DESCRIPTION:	The total submitted charges on the claim 
		(sum of all line-level submitted charges, variable
		called LINE_SBMTD_CHRG_AMT)
 
  
 SHORT NAME: 	SBMTCHRG

 LONG NAME: 	NCH_CARR_CLM_SBMTD_CHRG_AMT

 TYPE:		NUM
 
 LENGTH: 	12    
 
 SOURCE: 	NCH QA Process
 
 CODE VALUES: 	-


 COMMENT: 	The charges the provider submits may be different 
		than the amount that Medicare or a secondary payer 
		will allow for the claim - and this amount is also 
		different than the actual Medicare or beneficiary 
		paid amounts.

		Medicare payments are described in detail in a series 
		of Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) 
		documents called “Payment Basics” (see: http://www.
		medpac.gov/payment_basics.cfm).

		Also in the Medicare Learning Network (MLN) “Payment 
		System Fact Sheet Series” (see: http://www.cms.gov/
		Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/
		MLNProducts/MLN-Publications.html)