cost

Standard Clinical Data Table

Table Columns

field type required
cost_id integer Yes
cost_event_id integer Yes
cost_domain_id varchar(20) Yes
cost_type_concept_id integer Yes
currency_concept_id integer No
total_charge float No
total_cost float No
total_paid float No
paid_by_payer float No
paid_by_patient float No
paid_patient_copay float No
paid_patient_coinsurance float No
paid_patient_deductible float No
paid_by_primary float No
paid_ingredient_cost float No
paid_dispensing_fee float No
payer_plan_period_id integer No
amount_allowed float No
revenue_code_concept_id integer No
revenue_code_source_value varchar(50) No
drg_concept_id integer No
drg_source_value varchar(3) No

Columns Description

cost_id

A unique identifier for each COST record.

cost_event_id

A foreign key identifier to the event (e.g. Measurement, Procedure, Visit, Drug Exposure, etc) record for which cost data are recorded.

cost_domain_id

The concept representing the domain of the cost event, from which the corresponding table can be inferred that contains the entity for which cost information is recorded.

cost_type_concept_id

A foreign key identifier to a concept in the CONCEPT table for the provenance or the source of the COST data: Calculated from insurance claim information, EHR provider charge, etc.

currency_concept_id

A foreign key identifier to the concept representing the 3-letter code used to delineate international currencies, such as USD for US Dollar.

total_charge

The total charge(s) for the services/products, in nominal value.

total_cost

The cost of the service/product, in nominal value.

total_paid

The total paid from all payers, in nominal value.

payer_plan_period_id

A foreign key to the PAYER_PLAN_PERIOD table, where the details of the Payer, Plan and Family are stored.

amount_allowed

The contracted amount agreed between the payer and provider.

revenue_code_concept_id

A foreign key referring to a Standard Concept ID in the Standardized Vocabularies for Revenue codes.

revenue_code_source_value

Revenue codes are a method to charge for a class of procedures and conditions in the U.S. hospital system.

drg_concept_id

A foreign key to the predefined concept in the DRG Vocabulary reflecting the DRG for a visit.

drg_source_value

Diagnosis Related Groups are US codes used to classify hospital cases into one of approximately 500 groups.

ETL Conventions

One cost record is generated for each response by a payer. In a claims databases, the payment and payment terms reported by the payer for the goods or services billed will generate one cost record. If the source data has payment information for more than one payer (i.e. primary insurance and secondary insurance payment for one entity), then a cost record is created for each reporting payer. Therefore, it is possible for one procedure to have multiple cost records for each payer, but typically it contains one or no record per entity. Payer reimbursement cost records will be identified by using the PAYER_PLAN_ID field. Drug costs are composed of ingredient cost (the amount charged by the wholesale distributor or manufacturer), the dispensing fee (the amount charged by the pharmacy and the sales tax).