N-HCFA EMERGENCY INDICATOR (229)    IB DATA ELEMENT DEFINITION (364.5)

Name Value
NAME N-HCFA EMERGENCY INDICATOR
SECURITY LEVEL NATIONAL,NO EDIT
TYPE OF ELEMENT EXTRACTED VIA CODE
ELEMENT CATEGORY GROUP ELEMENT
BASE FILE BILL/CLAIMS
EXTRACT CODE D:'$D(IBXSAVE("BOX24")) B24^IBCEF3(.IBXSAVE,IBXIEN) D TEXT24^IBCEU3("C",.IBXSAVE,.IBXDATA)
DESCRIPTION
Data element relies on the data previously extracted in array
Every 2 printed lines of this box constitute one service line.
IBXSAVE("BOX24") from HCFA 1500 SERVICES PRINT.  If IBXSAVE("BOX24")
does not exist, extract the field that sets it.  Returns the array of 
emergency indicator flags for all lines on the claim as they would 
appear in Box 24C on the 1500 form (08/05 version).  If the array 
IBXSAVE("BOX24",n,"TEXT") exists, then this means that the line also 
contains free text supplemental information which will print in the 
shaded gray area of Box 24 from columns 24A thru 24G.  For this data 
element, the field returns the extract of this text for columns 22-24.