A provider issued list of professional services and products which have been provided, or are to be provided, to a patient which is sent to an insurer for reimbursement.

The Claim resource fulfills three information request requirements: Claim - a request for adjudication for reimbursement for products and/or services provided; Preauthorization - a request to authorize the future provision of products and/or services including an anticipated adjudication; and, Predetermination - a request for a non-bind adjudication of possible future products and/or services.

A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles etc.

Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term. However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define, collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers and/or specification writers should avoid using this element. Often, when used, the URL is a reference to an implementation guide that defines these special rules as part of it's narrative along with other profiles, value sets, etc.

An Extension

Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them

Asserted source context for a submission. This is provenance only: it MUST NOT override the authenticated identity, and MUST NOT be used for authentication or authorisation.

The SOAP to FHIR Broker populates this from the legacy HL7 payload (ZSS.1, ZSL.1-ZSL.4, ZSU.1). Direct FHIR clients may omit it, in which case the API derives the values from the authenticated channel context.

Note: the detailed design places this extension on Bundle. In FHIR R4 Bundle is a Resource, not a DomainResource, and cannot carry extensions, so this guide places it on the focal Claim. See Design Notes.

The HSAAP status and outcome of a Special Authority Application. The same shape is returned whether the status arrives synchronously from $submit or later through Application Enquiry (D22).

Carried on ClaimResponse. It may also be carried on Claim in Application Enquiry results so that the application-status search parameter on Claim has an element to evaluate (see Design Notes).

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.

Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions.

A unique identifier assigned to this claim.

Allows claims to be distinguished and referenced.

The purpose of this identifier.

Applications can assume that an identifier is permanent unless it explicitly says that it is temporary.

Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .

Allows the appropriate identifier for a particular context of use to be selected from among a set of identifiers.

Establishes the namespace for the value - that is, a URL that describes a set values that are unique.

Identifier.system is always case sensitive.

There are many sets of identifiers. To perform matching of two identifiers, we need to know what set we're dealing with. The system identifies a particular set of unique identifiers.

The portion of the identifier typically relevant to the user and which is unique within the context of the system.

If the value is a full URI, then the system SHALL be urn:ietf:rfc:3986. The value's primary purpose is computational mapping. As a result, it may be normalized for comparison purposes (e.g. removing non-significant whitespace, dashes, etc.) A value formatted for human display can be conveyed using the Rendered Value extension. Identifier.value is to be treated as case sensitive unless knowledge of the Identifier.system allows the processer to be confident that non-case-sensitive processing is safe.

The status of the resource instance.

This element is labeled as a modifier because the status contains codes that mark the resource as not currently valid.

A code specifying the state of the resource instance.

Need to track the status of the resource as 'draft' resources may undergo further edits while 'active' resources are immutable and may only have their status changed to 'cancelled'.

The category of claim, e.g. oral, pharmacy, vision, institutional, professional.

The majority of jurisdictions use: oral, pharmacy, vision, professional and institutional, or variants on those terms, as the general styles of claims. The valueset is extensible to accommodate other jurisdictional requirements.

The type or discipline-style of the claim.

Claim type determine the general sets of business rules applied for information requirements and adjudication.

A finer grained suite of claim type codes which may convey additional information such as Inpatient vs Outpatient and/or a specialty service.

This may contain the local bill type codes, for example the US UB-04 bill type code or the CMS bill type.

A more granular claim typecode.

Some jurisdictions need a finer grained claim type for routing and adjudication.

A code to indicate whether the nature of the request is: to request adjudication of products and services previously rendered; or requesting authorization and adjudication for provision in the future; or requesting the non-binding adjudication of the listed products and services which could be provided in the future.

The purpose of the Claim: predetermination, preauthorization, claim.

This element is required to understand the nature of the request for adjudication.

The party to whom the professional services and/or products have been supplied or are being considered and for whom actual or forecast reimbursement is sought.

The patient must be supplied to the insurer so that confirmation of coverage and service history may be considered as part of the authorization and/or adjudiction.

The period for which charges are being submitted.

Typically this would be today or in the past for a claim, and today or in the future for preauthorizations and predeterminations. Typically line item dates of service should fall within the billing period if one is specified.

A number jurisdictions required the submission of the billing period when submitting claims for example for hospital stays or long-term care.

The date this resource was created.

This field is independent of the date of creation of the resource as it may reflect the creation date of a source document prior to digitization. Typically for claims all services must be completed as of this date.

Need to record a timestamp for use by both the recipient and the issuer.

Individual who created the claim, predetermination or preauthorization.

Some jurisdictions require the contact information for personnel completing claims.

The Insurer who is target of the request.

The provider which is responsible for the claim, predetermination or preauthorization.

The detailed design refers to Claim.requestor, which does not exist in FHIR R4 Claim. Claim.provider ('the provider responsible for the preauthorization') is used instead. The custom 'requestor' search parameter on Claim evaluates Claim.provider so the API contract is preserved.

The provider-required urgency of processing the request. Typical values include: stat, routine deferred.

If a claim processor is unable to complete the processing as per the priority then they should generate and error and not process the request.

The timeliness with which processing is required: stat, normal, deferred.

The provider may need to indicate their processing requirements so that the processor can indicate if they are unable to comply.

A code to indicate whether and for whom funds are to be reserved for future claims.

This field is only used for preauthorizations.

For whom funds are to be reserved: (Patient, Provider, None).

In the case of a Pre-Determination/Pre-Authorization the provider may request that funds in the amount of the expected Benefit be reserved ('Patient' or 'Provider') to pay for the Benefits determined on the subsequent claim(s). 'None' explicitly indicates no funds reserving is requested.

Other claims which are related to this claim such as prior submissions or claims for related services or for the same event.

For example, for the original treatment and follow-up exams.

For workplace or other accidents it is common to relate separate claims arising from the same event.

Prescription to support the dispensing of pharmacy, device or vision products.

Required to authorize the dispensing of controlled substances and devices.

Original prescription which has been superseded by this prescription to support the dispensing of pharmacy services, medications or products.

For example, a physician may prescribe a medication which the pharmacy determines is contraindicated, or for which the patient has an intolerance, and therefore issues a new prescription for an alternate medication which has the same therapeutic intent. The prescription from the pharmacy becomes the 'prescription' and that from the physician becomes the 'original prescription'.

Often required when a fulfiller varies what is fulfilled from that authorized on the original prescription.

The party to be reimbursed for cost of the products and services according to the terms of the policy.

Often providers agree to receive the benefits payable to reduce the near-term costs to the patient. The insurer may decline to pay the provider and choose to pay the subscriber instead.

The provider needs to specify who they wish to be reimbursed and the claims processor needs express who they will reimburse.

A reference to a referral resource.

The referrer is carried by the referring-practitioner extension on the QuestionnaireResponse.

Some insurers require proof of referral to pay for services or to pay specialist rates for services.

Facility where the services were provided.

Insurance adjudication can be dependant on where services were delivered.

The members of the team who provided the products and services.

Common to identify the responsible and supporting practitioners.

Additional information codes regarding exceptions, special considerations, the condition, situation, prior or concurrent issues.

Often there are multiple jurisdiction specific valuesets which are required.

Typically these information codes are required to support the services rendered or the adjudication of the services rendered.

Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is contained and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.

Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions.

A number to uniquely identify supporting information entries.

Necessary to maintain the order of the supporting information items and provide a mechanism to link to claim details.

The general class of the information supplied: information; exception; accident, employment; onset, etc.

This may contain a category for the local bill type codes.

The valuset used for additional information category codes.

Required to group or associate information items with common characteristics. For example: admission information or prior treatments.

Additional information codes regarding exceptions, special considerations, the condition, situation, prior or concurrent issues.

Often there are multiple jurisdiction specific valuesets which are required.

Typically these information codes are required to support the services rendered or the adjudication of the services rendered.

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is contained and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.

Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions.

A number to uniquely identify supporting information entries.

Necessary to maintain the order of the supporting information items and provide a mechanism to link to claim details.

The general class of the information supplied: information; exception; accident, employment; onset, etc.

This may contain a category for the local bill type codes.

The valuset used for additional information category codes.

Required to group or associate information items with common characteristics. For example: admission information or prior treatments.

Additional data or information such as resources, documents, images etc. including references to the data or the actual inclusion of the data.

Could be used to provide references to other resources, document. For example could contain a PDF in an Attachment of the Police Report for an Accident.

To convey the data content to be provided when the information is more than a simple code or period.

Information about diagnoses relevant to the claim items.

Required for the adjudication by provided context for the services and product listed.

Procedures performed on the patient relevant to the billing items with the claim.

The specific clinical invention are sometimes required to be provided to justify billing a greater than customary amount for a service.

Financial instruments for reimbursement for the health care products and services specified on the claim.

All insurance coverages for the patient which may be applicable for reimbursement, of the products and services listed in the claim, are typically provided in the claim to allow insurers to confirm the ordering of the insurance coverages relative to local 'coordination of benefit' rules. One coverage (and only one) with 'focal=true' is to be used in the adjudication of this claim. Coverages appearing before the focal Coverage in the list, and where 'Coverage.subrogation=false', should provide a reference to the ClaimResponse containing the adjudication results of the prior claim.

At least one insurer is required for a claim to be a claim.

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is contained and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.

Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions.

A number to uniquely identify insurance entries and provide a sequence of coverages to convey coordination of benefit order.

To maintain order of the coverages.

A flag to indicate that this Coverage is to be used for adjudication of this claim when set to true.

A patient may (will) have multiple insurance policies which provide reimbursement for healthcare services and products. For example a person may also be covered by their spouse's policy and both appear in the list (and may be from the same insurer). This flag will be set to true for only one of the listed policies and that policy will be used for adjudicating this claim. Other claims would be created to request adjudication against the other listed policies.

To identify which coverage in the list is being used to adjudicate this claim.

The business identifier to be used when the claim is sent for adjudication against this insurance policy.

Only required in jurisdictions where insurers, rather than the provider, are required to send claims to insurers that appear after them in the list. This element is not required when 'subrogation=true'.

This will be the claim number should it be necessary to create this claim in the future. This is provided so that payors may forward claims to other payors in the Coordination of Benefit for adjudication rather than the provider being required to initiate each adjudication.

Reference to the insurance card level information contained in the Coverage resource. The coverage issuing insurer will use these details to locate the patient's actual coverage within the insurer's information system.

Required to allow the adjudicator to locate the correct policy and history within their information system.

A reference to a location at which the other resource is found. The reference may be a relative reference, in which case it is relative to the service base URL, or an absolute URL that resolves to the location where the resource is found. The reference may be version specific or not. If the reference is not to a FHIR RESTful server, then it should be assumed to be version specific. Internal fragment references (start with '#') refer to contained resources.

Using absolute URLs provides a stable scalable approach suitable for a cloud/web context, while using relative/logical references provides a flexible approach suitable for use when trading across closed eco-system boundaries. Absolute URLs do not need to point to a FHIR RESTful server, though this is the preferred approach. If the URL conforms to the structure "/[type]/[id]" then it should be assumed that the reference is to a FHIR RESTful server.

Plain text narrative that identifies the resource in addition to the resource reference.

This is generally not the same as the Resource.text of the referenced resource. The purpose is to identify what's being referenced, not to fully describe it.

A business agreement number established between the provider and the insurer for special business processing purposes.

Providers may have multiple business arrangements with a given insurer and must supply the specific contract number for adjudication.

Reference numbers previously provided by the insurer to the provider to be quoted on subsequent claims containing services or products related to the prior authorization.

This value is an alphanumeric string that may be provided over the phone, via text, via paper, or within a ClaimResponse resource and is not a FHIR Identifier.

Providers must quote previously issued authorization reference numbers in order to obtain adjudication as previously advised on the Preauthorization.

The result of the adjudication of the line items for the Coverage specified in this insurance.

Must not be specified when 'focal=true' for this insurance.

An insurer need the adjudication results from prior insurers to determine the outstanding balance remaining by item for the items in the curent claim.

Details of an accident which resulted in injuries which required the products and services listed in the claim.

When healthcare products and services are accident related, benefits may be payable under accident provisions of policies, such as automotive, etc before they are payable under normal health insurance.

A claim line. Either a simple product or service or a 'group' of details which can each be a simple items or groups of sub-details.

The items to be processed for adjudication.

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is contained and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.

Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions.

A number to uniquely identify item entries.

Necessary to provide a mechanism to link to items from within the claim and within the adjudication details of the ClaimResponse.

CareTeam members related to this service or product.

Need to identify the individuals and their roles in the provision of the product or service.

Diagnosis applicable for this service or product.

Need to related the product or service to the associated diagnoses.

Procedures applicable for this service or product.

Need to provide any listed specific procedures to support the product or service being claimed.

Exceptions, special conditions and supporting information applicable for this service or product.

Need to reference the supporting information items that relate directly to this product or service.

The type of revenue or cost center providing the product and/or service.

Codes for the revenue or cost centers supplying the service and/or products.

Needed in the processing of institutional claims.

Code to identify the general type of benefits under which products and services are provided.

Examples include Medical Care, Periodontics, Renal Dialysis, Vision Coverage.

Benefit categories such as: oral-basic, major, glasses.

Needed in the processing of institutional claims as this allows the insurer to determine whether a facial X-Ray is for dental, orthopedic, or facial surgery purposes.

When the value is a group code then this item collects a set of related claim details, otherwise this contains the product, service, drug or other billing code for the item.

If this is an actual service or product line, i.e. not a Group, then use code to indicate the Professional Service or Product supplied (e.g. CTP, HCPCS, USCLS, ICD10, NCPDP, DIN, RxNorm, ACHI, CCI). If a grouping item then use a group code to indicate the type of thing being grouped e.g. 'glasses' or 'compound'.

Allowable service and product codes.

Necessary to state what was provided or done.

A reference to a code defined by a terminology system.

Codes may be defined very casually in enumerations, or code lists, up to very formal definitions such as SNOMED CT - see the HL7 v3 Core Principles for more information. Ordering of codings is undefined and SHALL NOT be used to infer meaning. Generally, at most only one of the coding values will be labeled as UserSelected = true.

Allows for alternative encodings within a code system, and translations to other code systems.

Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them

A reference to a code defined by a terminology system.

Codes may be defined very casually in enumerations, or code lists, up to very formal definitions such as SNOMED CT - see the HL7 v3 Core Principles for more information. Ordering of codings is undefined and SHALL NOT be used to infer meaning. Generally, at most only one of the coding values will be labeled as UserSelected = true.

Allows for alternative encodings within a code system, and translations to other code systems.

The identification of the code system that defines the meaning of the symbol in the code.

The URI may be an OID (urn:oid:...) or a UUID (urn:uuid:...). OIDs and UUIDs SHALL be references to the HL7 OID registry. Otherwise, the URI should come from HL7's list of FHIR defined special URIs or it should reference to some definition that establishes the system clearly and unambiguously.

Need to be unambiguous about the source of the definition of the symbol.

A symbol in syntax defined by the system. The symbol may be a predefined code or an expression in a syntax defined by the coding system (e.g. post-coordination).

Need to refer to a particular code in the system.

A representation of the meaning of the code in the system, following the rules of the system.

Need to be able to carry a human-readable meaning of the code for readers that do not know the system.

A reference to a code defined by a terminology system.

Codes may be defined very casually in enumerations, or code lists, up to very formal definitions such as SNOMED CT - see the HL7 v3 Core Principles for more information. Ordering of codings is undefined and SHALL NOT be used to infer meaning. Generally, at most only one of the coding values will be labeled as UserSelected = true.

Allows for alternative encodings within a code system, and translations to other code systems.

The identification of the code system that defines the meaning of the symbol in the code.

The URI may be an OID (urn:oid:...) or a UUID (urn:uuid:...). OIDs and UUIDs SHALL be references to the HL7 OID registry. Otherwise, the URI should come from HL7's list of FHIR defined special URIs or it should reference to some definition that establishes the system clearly and unambiguously.

Need to be unambiguous about the source of the definition of the symbol.

A symbol in syntax defined by the system. The symbol may be a predefined code or an expression in a syntax defined by the coding system (e.g. post-coordination).

Need to refer to a particular code in the system.

A representation of the meaning of the code in the system, following the rules of the system.

Need to be able to carry a human-readable meaning of the code for readers that do not know the system.

Item typification or modifiers codes to convey additional context for the product or service.

For example in Oral whether the treatment is cosmetic or associated with TMJ, or for Medical whether the treatment was outside the clinic or outside of office hours.

Item type or modifiers codes, eg for Oral whether the treatment is cosmetic or associated with TMJ, or an appliance was lost or stolen.

To support inclusion of the item for adjudication or to charge an elevated fee.

Identifies the program under which this may be recovered.

For example: Neonatal program, child dental program or drug users recovery program.

Program specific reason codes.

Commonly used in in the identification of publicly provided program focused on population segments or disease classifications.

The date or dates when the service or product was supplied, performed or completed.

Needed to determine whether the service or product was provided during the term of the insurance coverage.

Where the product or service was provided.

Place of service: pharmacy, school, prison, etc.

The location can alter whether the item was acceptable for insurance purposes or impact the determination of the benefit amount.

If the item is not a group then this is the fee for the product or service, otherwise this is the total of the fees for the details of the group.

The amount charged to the patient by the provider for a single unit.

A real number that represents a multiplier used in determining the overall value of services delivered and/or goods received. The concept of a Factor allows for a discount or surcharge multiplier to be applied to a monetary amount.

To show a 10% senior's discount, the value entered is: 0.90 (1.00 - 0.10).

When discounts are provided to a patient (example: Senior's discount) then this must be documented for adjudication.

The quantity times the unit price for an additional service or product or charge.

For example, the formula: quantity * unitPrice * factor = net. Quantity and factor are assumed to be 1 if not supplied.

Provides the total amount claimed for the group (if a grouper) or the line item.

Unique Device Identifiers associated with this line item.

The UDI code allows the insurer to obtain device level information on the product supplied.

Physical service site on the patient (limb, tooth, etc.).

For example: Providing a tooth code, allows an insurer to identify a provider performing a filling on a tooth that was previously removed.

The code for the teeth, quadrant, sextant and arch.

Allows insurer to validate specific procedures.

A region or surface of the bodySite, e.g. limb region or tooth surface(s).

The code for the tooth surface and surface combinations.

Allows insurer to validate specific procedures.

The Encounters during which this Claim was created or to which the creation of this record is tightly associated.

This will typically be the encounter the event occurred within, but some activities may be initiated prior to or after the official completion of an encounter but still be tied to the context of the encounter.

Used in some jurisdictions to link clinical events to claim items.

A claim detail line. Either a simple (a product or service) or a 'group' of sub-details which are simple items.

The items to be processed for adjudication.

The total value of the all the items in the claim.

Used for control total purposes.

Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them

The detailed design refers to Claim.requestor, which does not exist in FHIR R4 Claim. Claim.provider ('the provider responsible for the preauthorization') is used instead. The custom 'requestor' search parameter on Claim evaluates Claim.provider so the API contract is preserved.

The referrer is carried by the referring-practitioner extension on the QuestionnaireResponse.

Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them

Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them

A provider issued list of professional services and products which have been provided, or are to be provided, to a patient which is sent to an insurer for reimbursement.

The Claim resource fulfills three information request requirements: Claim - a request for adjudication for reimbursement for products and/or services provided; Preauthorization - a request to authorize the future provision of products and/or services including an anticipated adjudication; and, Predetermination - a request for a non-bind adjudication of possible future products and/or services.

The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes.

The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation.

The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content might not always be associated with version changes to the resource.

A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles etc.

Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term. However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define, collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers and/or specification writers should avoid using this element. Often, when used, the URL is a reference to an implementation guide that defines these special rules as part of it's narrative along with other profiles, value sets, etc.

The base language in which the resource is written.

Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services such as text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative applies to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify the language of other presentations generated from the data in the resource. Not all the content has to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not be assumed to apply to the narrative automatically. If a language is specified, it should it also be specified on the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5 for information about the relationship between xml:lang and the html lang attribute).

A human language.

A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource and can be used to represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it "clinically safe" for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety.

Contained resources do not have narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have a narrative. In some cases, a resource may only have text with little or no additional discrete data (as long as all minOccurs=1 elements are satisfied). This may be necessary for data from legacy systems where information is captured as a "text blob" or where text is additionally entered raw or narrated and encoded information is added later.

These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains them - they cannot be identified independently, and nor can they have their own independent transaction scope.

This should never be done when the content can be identified properly, as once identification is lost, it is extremely difficult (and context dependent) to restore it again. Contained resources may have profiles and tags In their meta elements, but SHALL NOT have security labels.

An Extension

Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them

Asserted source context for a submission. This is provenance only: it MUST NOT override the authenticated identity, and MUST NOT be used for authentication or authorisation.

The SOAP to FHIR Broker populates this from the legacy HL7 payload (ZSS.1, ZSL.1-ZSL.4, ZSU.1). Direct FHIR clients may omit it, in which case the API derives the values from the authenticated channel context.

Note: the detailed design places this extension on Bundle. In FHIR R4 Bundle is a Resource, not a DomainResource, and cannot carry extensions, so this guide places it on the focal Claim. See Design Notes.

The HSAAP status and outcome of a Special Authority Application. The same shape is returned whether the status arrives synchronously from $submit or later through Application Enquiry (D22).

Carried on ClaimResponse. It may also be carried on Claim in Application Enquiry results so that the application-status search parameter on Claim has an element to evaluate (see Design Notes).

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.

Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions.

A unique identifier assigned to this claim.

Allows claims to be distinguished and referenced.

Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

The purpose of this identifier.

Applications can assume that an identifier is permanent unless it explicitly says that it is temporary.

Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .

Allows the appropriate identifier for a particular context of use to be selected from among a set of identifiers.

A coded type for the identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose.

This element deals only with general categories of identifiers. It SHOULD not be used for codes that correspond 1..1 with the Identifier.system. Some identifiers may fall into multiple categories due to common usage. Where the system is known, a type is unnecessary because the type is always part of the system definition. However systems often need to handle identifiers where the system is not known. There is not a 1:1 relationship between type and system, since many different systems have the same type.

A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose.

Allows users to make use of identifiers when the identifier system is not known.

Establishes the namespace for the value - that is, a URL that describes a set values that are unique.

Identifier.system is always case sensitive.

There are many sets of identifiers. To perform matching of two identifiers, we need to know what set we're dealing with. The system identifies a particular set of unique identifiers.

The portion of the identifier typically relevant to the user and which is unique within the context of the system.

If the value is a full URI, then the system SHALL be urn:ietf:rfc:3986. The value's primary purpose is computational mapping. As a result, it may be normalized for comparison purposes (e.g. removing non-significant whitespace, dashes, etc.) A value formatted for human display can be conveyed using the Rendered Value extension. Identifier.value is to be treated as case sensitive unless knowledge of the Identifier.system allows the processer to be confident that non-case-sensitive processing is safe.

Time period during which identifier is/was valid for use.

Organization that issued/manages the identifier.

The Identifier.assigner may omit the .reference element and only contain a .display element reflecting the name or other textual information about the assigning organization.

The status of the resource instance.

This element is labeled as a modifier because the status contains codes that mark the resource as not currently valid.

A code specifying the state of the resource instance.

Need to track the status of the resource as 'draft' resources may undergo further edits while 'active' resources are immutable and may only have their status changed to 'cancelled'.

The category of claim, e.g. oral, pharmacy, vision, institutional, professional.

The majority of jurisdictions use: oral, pharmacy, vision, professional and institutional, or variants on those terms, as the general styles of claims. The valueset is extensible to accommodate other jurisdictional requirements.

The type or discipline-style of the claim.

Claim type determine the general sets of business rules applied for information requirements and adjudication.

A finer grained suite of claim type codes which may convey additional information such as Inpatient vs Outpatient and/or a specialty service.

This may contain the local bill type codes, for example the US UB-04 bill type code or the CMS bill type.

A more granular claim typecode.

Some jurisdictions need a finer grained claim type for routing and adjudication.

A code to indicate whether the nature of the request is: to request adjudication of products and services previously rendered; or requesting authorization and adjudication for provision in the future; or requesting the non-binding adjudication of the listed products and services which could be provided in the future.

The purpose of the Claim: predetermination, preauthorization, claim.

This element is required to understand the nature of the request for adjudication.

The party to whom the professional services and/or products have been supplied or are being considered and for whom actual or forecast reimbursement is sought.

The patient must be supplied to the insurer so that confirmation of coverage and service history may be considered as part of the authorization and/or adjudiction.

The period for which charges are being submitted.

Typically this would be today or in the past for a claim, and today or in the future for preauthorizations and predeterminations. Typically line item dates of service should fall within the billing period if one is specified.

A number jurisdictions required the submission of the billing period when submitting claims for example for hospital stays or long-term care.

The date this resource was created.

This field is independent of the date of creation of the resource as it may reflect the creation date of a source document prior to digitization. Typically for claims all services must be completed as of this date.

Need to record a timestamp for use by both the recipient and the issuer.

Individual who created the claim, predetermination or preauthorization.

Some jurisdictions require the contact information for personnel completing claims.

The Insurer who is target of the request.

The provider which is responsible for the claim, predetermination or preauthorization.

The detailed design refers to Claim.requestor, which does not exist in FHIR R4 Claim. Claim.provider ('the provider responsible for the preauthorization') is used instead. The custom 'requestor' search parameter on Claim evaluates Claim.provider so the API contract is preserved.

The provider-required urgency of processing the request. Typical values include: stat, routine deferred.

If a claim processor is unable to complete the processing as per the priority then they should generate and error and not process the request.

The timeliness with which processing is required: stat, normal, deferred.

The provider may need to indicate their processing requirements so that the processor can indicate if they are unable to comply.

A code to indicate whether and for whom funds are to be reserved for future claims.

This field is only used for preauthorizations.

For whom funds are to be reserved: (Patient, Provider, None).

In the case of a Pre-Determination/Pre-Authorization the provider may request that funds in the amount of the expected Benefit be reserved ('Patient' or 'Provider') to pay for the Benefits determined on the subsequent claim(s). 'None' explicitly indicates no funds reserving is requested.

Other claims which are related to this claim such as prior submissions or claims for related services or for the same event.

For example, for the original treatment and follow-up exams.

For workplace or other accidents it is common to relate separate claims arising from the same event.

Prescription to support the dispensing of pharmacy, device or vision products.

Required to authorize the dispensing of controlled substances and devices.

Original prescription which has been superseded by this prescription to support the dispensing of pharmacy services, medications or products.

For example, a physician may prescribe a medication which the pharmacy determines is contraindicated, or for which the patient has an intolerance, and therefore issues a new prescription for an alternate medication which has the same therapeutic intent. The prescription from the pharmacy becomes the 'prescription' and that from the physician becomes the 'original prescription'.

Often required when a fulfiller varies what is fulfilled from that authorized on the original prescription.

The party to be reimbursed for cost of the products and services according to the terms of the policy.