CMS_AUTHORIZATION_TYPE

Description:

This table identifies whether the authorization number for the CMS (or professional) claim service line is a referral number or a prior authorization number.

Primary Key

Column Name	Ordinal Position
CLAIM_PRINT_ID	1
GROUP_LINE	2
VALUE_LINE	3

Column Information

	Name	Type	Discontinued?
1	CLAIM_PRINT_ID	NUMERIC	No
	The unique identifier (.1 item) for the claim print record.
2	GROUP_LINE	INTEGER	No
	The line number for the information associated with this record.
3	VALUE_LINE	INTEGER	No
	The line number of one of the multiple values associated with a specific group of data within this record.
4	CMS_AUTHORIZATION_TYPE_C_NAME	VARCHAR	No
	The authorization type category ID identifying whether the auth number on the row is a referral number or prior authorization number. May contain organization-specific values: No Category Entries: Referral Number Prior Authorization Number