ChargeDescriptionMaster

Last updated: 8 Sep 2025

Introduction #

The ChargeDescriptionMaster model represents a billing charge in Canvas that can be added to the note footer.

Usage #

The ChargeDescriptionMaster model can be filtered by any of its attributes, including cpt_code, name, and short_name:

>>> from canvas_sdk.v1.data import ChargeDescriptionMaster
>>> office_visit_charges = ChargeDescriptionMaster.objects.filter(cpt_code__startswith="99")
>>> print([charge.short_name for charge in office_visit_charges])
["Office outpatient visit 40 minutes", "Office outpatient visit 25 minutes", "Office outpatient visit 10 minutes"]

You can also access PayorSpecificCharges from the ChargeDescriptionMaster model:

>>> from canvas_sdk.v1.data import ChargeDescriptionMaster
>>> office_visit_40min = ChargeDescriptionMaster.objects.filter(cpt_code="99215").first()
>>> payor_specific_charges = office_visit_40min.transactor_charges.all()
>>> print([charge.transactor.name for charge in payor_specific_charges])
["Aetna", "Medicare", "Blue Shield of CA"]

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Attributes #

ChargeDescriptionMaster #

Field Name	Type
dbid	Integer
cpt_code	String
name	String
short_name	String
charge_amount	Decimal
effective_date	Date
end_date	Date
code_system	CDMCodeSystem
ndc_code	String

Enumeration types #

CDMCodeSystem #

Value	Label
INTERNAL	Internal
CPT	CPT