FIELD 29- Amount Paid
The “Amount Paid” is the payment received from the patient or other payers
NUCC INSTRUCTIONS: Enter total amount the patient and/or other payers paid on the covered services only.
Enter the amount right justified in the left-hand area of the field. Do not use commas when reporting dollar amounts. Negative dollar amounts are not allowed. Dollar signs should not be entered. Enter 00 in the right-hand area if the amount is a whole number.
MEDICARE INSTRUCTIONS: Enter the total amount the patient paid on the covered services only.
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