Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics

VISIT_COST table

As of version 5.0.1 (5-Apr-2016), this table is no longer part of the OMOP CDM. It is replaced by the COST table.

For prior definition, see below.

The VISIT_COST table captures the cost of a Visit of a Person not itemized to specific procedures, drugs, or devices used during the Visit.

Field	Required	Type	Description
visit_cost_id	Yes	integer	A unique identifier for each procedure cost record.
visit_occurrence_id	Yes	integer	A foreign key identifier to the procedure record for which cost data are recorded.
currency_concept_id	No	integer	A concept representing the 3-letter code used to delineate international currencies, such as USD for US Dollar.
paid_copay	No	float	The amount paid by the Person as a fixed contribution to the expenses. Copay does not contribute to the out_of_pocket expenses.
paid_coinsurance	No	float	The amount paid by the Person as a joint assumption of risk. Typically, this is a percentage of the expenses defined by the Health benefit Plan after the person's deductible is exceeded.
paid_toward_ deductible	No	float	The amount paid by the Person that is counted toward the deductible defined by the health benefit Plan.
paid_by_payer	No	float	The amount paid by the Payer (insurer). If there is more than one Payer, several VISIT_COST records indicate that fact.
paid_by_coordination_benefits	No	float	The amount paid by a secondary Payer through the coordination of benefits.
total_out_of_pocket	No	float	The total amount paid by the Person as a share of the expenses, excluding the copay.
total_paid	No	float	The total amount paid for the expenses of the procedure.
payer_plan_period_id	No	integer	A foreign key to the PAYER_PLAN_PERIOD table, where the details of the Payer, Plan and Family are stored.

The cost of the Visit may contain just board and food, but could also include the entire cost of everything that was happening to the patient during the Visit.
All other conventions apply as in the PROCEDURE_COST table.