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.