Charge Category
Column definition from FOCUS v1.2. Read its requirements and implementation guidance before mapping provider data.
- Source
- FOCUS MCP snapshot
- Edition
- v1.2
- Column ID
ChargeCategory- Mode
- Read-only
- Library snapshot (UTC)
- 2026-10-08
Constraints
Description
Charge Category represents the highest-level classification of a charge based on the nature of how it is billed. Charge Category is commonly used to identify and distinguish between types of charges that may require different handling.
The ChargeCategory column adheres to the following requirements:
- ChargeCategory MUST be present in a FOCUS dataset.
- ChargeCategory MUST be of type String.
- ChargeCategory MUST NOT be null.
- ChargeCategory MUST be one of the allowed values.