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Medicare Billing: CMS-1450 & 837I

Loop 2400 SV2/FL 47

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Table 42: Loop 2400 SV2/FL 47 Field
Total ChargesSource
Enter the total charges for the billing period for each revenue code (FL 42). When services require a HCPCS procedure code in addition to the revenue code, you must sum the total charges for the billing period for each HCPCS code. The total amount for each line in FL 47 allows up to 9 numeric digits (0000000.00).Patient or Medicare records

Providers must bill Medicare on the same basis they bill other payers. This policy offers consistency of bill data with the cost report so you can use bill data to validate the cost report. To learn more about the Medicare cost report, visit the Cost Reports webpage.