New Technology Add On Amount

SAS Name
NEW_TCHNLGY_ADD_ON_AMT

The amount of payments made for discharges involving approved new technologies.

Comments

This field was new in 2011.

If the total covered costs of the discharge exceed the DRG payment for the case including adjustments for IME and disproportionate share hospitals (DSH) but excluding outlier payments) an add-on amount is made indicating a new technology was used in the treatment of the beneficiary.

This field is derived by accumulating the amount field (CLM-VAL-AMT) found in the value code trailer for value code (CLM-VAL-CD) equal to '77' for any claim records included in the stay.

Source: NCH