Pharmaceutical Claims Technical Specifications




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76 Order Type

  • Indicates the type of prescription or order.
  • The appropriate codes are:
Description Code
Prescription 1
Practitioner’s supply order (MPSO) 3
Bulk supply order (BSO) 4
Wholesale supply order (WSO) 5

77 Wastage Quantity (Replaces Wastage Flag)

  • The amount of wastage claimed for of the [Claim Code].
  • This must be specified using the [Pack Units of Measure].

Programmer Note

  • [Wastage Flag] has been replaced by the [Wastage Quantity] field. This is to allow pharmacy to accurately specify the exact amount of the [Claim Code] which has been wasted.

78 Claim Amount

  • Total value of service provided for this item which is chargeable to the Ministry of Health.

  • Includes the payment to be made by the Ministry of Health for the pharmaceutical, all fees and GST.

  • Excludes patient co-payment.

  • Where the item is compounded, only the last item should contain the subsidy amount.

  • Expressed in cents.

    Subsidy amount = Pharmaceutical subsidy + Markups + GST + Container fee + Professional fee – Abatement Amount.



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Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 2001, No 44


Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2001, No 44





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🏥 Pharmaceutical Claims Transaction Technical Specifications (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Pharmaceutical Claims, Order Type, Wastage Quantity, Claim Amount, Prescription, Practitioner’s supply order, Bulk supply order, Wholesale supply order