# Claim edit: Missing total claim charge amount

> Stedi now rejects 837P professional, 837D dental, and 837I institutional claims that are missing the total claim charge amount.

Published Jun 2, 2026

Product: Claim edits

Stedi now rejects [837P professional](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/submit-professional-claims), [837D dental](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/submit-dental-claims), and [837I institutional](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/submit-institutional-claims) claims that are missing the total claim charge amount.

## What is the total claim charge amount?

The total claim charge amount is the full dollar amount billed by the provider for a claim, before adjustments or payments.

The total claim charge amount should equal the sum of the individual service line charges. Payers use it to balance a claim by checking its math.

**Total claim charge amount**

| **Claim type**     | **JSON API field**                                                                                                                                                       | **X12 element**                                                         |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 837P professional  | [`claimInformation.claimChargeAmount`](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/api-reference/post-healthcare-claims#body.claimInformation.claimChargeAmount)               | `CLM-02` (Total Claim Charge Amount) of Loop `2300` (Claim Information) |
| 837D dental        | [`claimInformation.claimChargeAmount`](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/api-reference/post-healthcare-dental-claims#body.claimInformation.claimChargeAmount)        | `CLM-02` (Total Claim Charge Amount) of Loop `2300` (Claim Information) |
| 837I institutional | [`claimInformation.claimChargeAmount`](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/api-reference/post-healthcare-institutional-claims#body.claimInformation.claimChargeAmount) | `CLM-02` (Total Claim Charge Amount) of Loop `2300` (Claim Information) |

## How the edit works

When the total claim charge amount is missing, the payer may reject the claim.

This [edit](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/claim-edits-and-repairs#edits) catches the issue before the claim reaches the payer. It prevents payer rejections, which take longer to resolve and delay payment for the provider.

## Rejection errors

If you submit a claim using Stedi's [Claim Submission API endpoints](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/intro-to-claim-submission#api-claim-submission) and the claim fails the edit, you'll get back an error response in real time. The response includes details in the `errors` array.

```jsonc
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "33",
      "description": "Missing Claim Charge Amount. The total claim charge is required on all claims. Correct and resubmit.",
      "followupAction": "Please Correct and Resubmit"
    }
  ]
}
```

If you submit a claim using [SFTP](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/submit-claims-sftp-connection) and the claim fails the edit, Stedi will reject the claim with a [277CA claim acknowledgment](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/claim-responses-overview#277ca-claim-acknowledgment). The acknowledgment will include a related [claim status category code](https://x12.org/codes/claim-status-category-codes), [claim status code](https://x12.org/codes/claim-status-codes), and error message.

```jsx
STC*A6>178*[DATE]*U*[AMOUNT]********Missing Claim Charge Amount. The total claim charge is required on all claims. Correct and resubmit.~
```

## Related claim edits

Stedi has another edit that validates the total claim charge amount. See [Total claim charges must equal line-level charges](https://www.stedi.com/changelog/total-claim-charges-must-equal-line-level-charges).