transparency_in_network
One billing code entry from a transparency file. A file may list the same billing code in several entries with differing descriptions or bundles, so each entry is kept separately rather than merged.
Primary Key:Foreign Keys:transparency_file_id=>transparency_file.transparency_file_id
transparency_in_network_billing_code_idx-billing_code,billing_code_type,transparency_file_id
| Column | Data Type | Nullable | Indexed | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
transparency_file_id | bigint | No | Yes | Link to the file this entry came from. Entry IDs are only unique within a file. |
in_network_id | integer | No | Yes | Position of this entry in the file's in_network list. Assigned by the loader because the payer gives entries no ID, and positional so repeated billing codes stay distinct. |
billing_code | text | No | Yes | The code itself, for example 99213 |
billing_code_type | text | No | Yes | Code system, for example CPT, HCPCS, or MS-DRG |
billing_code_type_version | text | No | No | Version of the code system, for example 2026 |
negotiation_arrangement | transparency_negotiation_arrangement_type | No | No | How the rate is arranged |
severity_of_illness | text | Yes | No | APR-DRG severity level, which is part of what identifies the entry, since a payer lists one billing code several times with identical descriptions and only this differing. |
name | text | No | No | Payer's short name for the code |
description | text | No | No | Payer's description of the code |
bundled_codes | jsonb | Yes | No | Codes bundled with this one, kept as JSON because it is rare and its shape varies |
covered_services | jsonb | Yes | No | Services covered by a capitation arrangement, kept as JSON because it is rare and its shape varies |