NAME             TYPE   LENGTH
-------------------------------------   ------
    NCH Primary Payer Claim      NUM     12   
    Paid Amount

	The amount of a payment made on behalf of a Medicare
	beneficiary by a primary payer other than Medicare, 
	that the provider is applying to covered Medicare 
	charges on an institutional, carrier, or DMERC claim.

	9.2 DIGITS SIGNED

	SHORT NAME: PRPAYAMT
	LONG NAME: NCH_PRMRY_PYR_CLM_PD_AMT

	EDIT-RULES:
	$$$$$$$$$CC

	COMMENT:
	Prior to Version H this field was named:
	BENE_PRMRY_PYR_CLM_PMT_AMT and the field size
	was S9(7)V99.

	SOURCE:
	NCH