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Data Element Number | Data Element Name | Description |
ME021, ME022 | Member Race 1, Member Race 2 | These fields were originally optional. Submitting entities are now required to submit them. |
ME025, ME026 | Member Ethnicity 1, Member Ethnicity 2 | These fields were originally optional. Submitting entities are now required to submit them. |
ME033, ME157A | Member Language, Subscriber Language | These fields were originally optional. Submitting entities are now required to submit them. |
ME154A, ME155A | Subscriber Race 1, Subscriber Race 2 | These fields were originally optional. Submitting entities are now required to submit them. |
ME156A, ME166A | Subscriber Ethnicity 1, Subscriber Ethnicity 2 | These fields were originally optional. Submitting entities are now required to submit them. |
ME040 | Member Product Code | This change applies to Arkansas Medicaid. This field now contains Federal Medicaid AID Category codes. State AID Category codes are now in ME910. |
ME023MC023 | Final Discharge Status | This field is now populated for Institutional claims as well as inpatient claims. |
MC039 | Admitting Diagnosis | This field is now populated for Institutional claims as well as inpatient claims. |
MC058-MC058L | ICD Procedure Codes | This field is now populated for Institutional claims as well as inpatient claims. |
MC092 | Covered Days | This field is now populated for Institutional claims as well as inpatient claims. |
MC154-MC166 | Present on Admission Codes | This field is now populated for Institutional claims as well as inpatient claims. |
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