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/ GROUP NAME OPTIONAL/REPEATABLE?
MSH Message header Required
EVN Event type Required
PID Patient identification Required
PID1 Patient demographics Optional
PV1 Patient visit Optional
PV2 Patient visit – additional info Optional
DB1 Disability segment Optional, Repeatable
OBX Observation Optional, Repeatable
TransactionGroup – Repeatable group
FT1 Financial transaction Required
ProcedureGroup – Optional and Repeatable group, part of TransactionGroup
PR1 Procedures Required
ROL Role Optional, Repeatable
Additional segments, not part of a group
DG1 Diagnosis Optional, Repeatable
DRG Diagnosis Related Group Optional
GT1 Guarantor Optional, Repeatable
InsuranceGroup – Optional and Repeatable group
IN1 Insurance Repeatable
IN2 Insurance additional info Optional
IN3 Insurance additional info - certification Optional
Additional segments, not part of a group
ACC Accident Optional

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