Question

Examine the portion of a chargemaster illustrated below. Identify the missing elements that should be included for a complete chargemaster and explain their necessity.

Charge Number	Charge Description	Charge	CPT Code
0042364527	Chest x-ray, single view	$89.75	71010
0042364528	Chest x-ray, two views	$110.85	71020
0049533561	CT scan, thorax w/o contrast	$450.25	71250
0049533562	CT scan, thorax w/contrast	$525.60	71260
0049533563	CT scan, thorax w/o and w/contrast	$611.20	71270
0059781213	MRI chest, w/o contrast	$985.00	71550
0059781214	MRI chest, w/contrast	$1,062.65	71551
0059781215	MRI chest, w/o and w/contrast	$1,145.70	71552

Answer 1

THE missing items here are:

• Charge/item codes- they are used to identify items in the charging process for the hospital staff, these are usually department specific.
• General ledger codes- it allows charges to be mapped to the correct financial ledger for cost reporting
• Department codes-these help to identify the department in which the service is to be performed and give credit to individual departments for services and supplies
• Revenue code-it help identify where a service was performed and care was given