Primary Payer Paid Amount

SAS Name
BENE_PRMRY_PYR_AMT

The amount of payment (rounded to whole dollars) made on behalf of the beneficiary by a primary payer other than Medicare, which has been applied to the covered Medicare charges for the stay.

Comments

This field is derived by accumulating the primary payer payment amount that is present on any of the claim records included in the stay (i.e., the sum of the primary payer amounts reported on the claims that comprise the stay).

Source: MedPAR (derived)