HL7 DFT-Detail Financial Transaction

The DFT message describes a financial transaction that is sent to a billing system and is used for patient accounting purposes. This message might include things like ancillary charges or patient deposits, and is sent between the DSS/Order Filler and the Charge Processor. The DSS/Order Filler would then verify that the procedure had been completed.

Trigger events for the DFT-P03 message include:

  • Procedure ordered
  • Procedure scheduled
  • Procedure completed

Future will define Report events for professional fees

The segments and groups of segments in the DFT-P03 message include the following:

SEGMENT/ GROUPNAMEOPTIONAL/REPEATABLE?
MSHMessage headerRequired
EVNEvent typeRequired
PIDPatient identificationRequired
PID1Patient demographicsOptional
PV1Patient visitOptional
PV2Patient visit - additional infoOptional
DB1Disability segmentOptional,Repeatable
OBXObservationRepeatable

TransactionGroup - Repeatable group

SEGMENT/ GROUPNAMEOPTIONAL/REPEATABLE?
FT1Financial transactionRequired

ProcedureGroup - Optional and Repeatable group, part of TransactionGroup

SEGMENT/ GROUPNAMEOPTIONAL/REPEATABLE?
PR1ProceduresRequired
ROLRoleOptional, Repeatable

Additional segments, not part of a group

SEGMENT/ GROUPNAMEOPTIONAL/REPEATABLE?
DG1DiagnosisOptional, Repeatable
DRGDiagnosis Related GroupOptional
GT1GuarantorOptional, Repeatable

InsuranceGroup - Optional and Repeatable group

SEGMENT/ GROUPNAMEOPTIONAL/REPEATABLE?
IN1InsuranceRepeatable
IN2Insurance additional infoOptional
IN3Insurance additional info - certificationOptional

Additional segments, not part of a group

SEGMENT/ GROUPNAMEOPTIONAL/REPEATABLE?
ACCAccidentOptional