Type of Bill Code Structure - JF Part A
Type of Bill Code Structure
This four-digit alphanumeric code provides three specific pieces of information after a leading zero. CMS ignores the leading zero. This three-digit alphanumeric code gives three specific pieces of information.
- First Digit = Leading zero. Ignored by CMS
- Second Digit = Type of facility
- Third Digit = Type of care
- Fourth Digit = Sequence of this bill in this episode of care. Referred to as a "frequency" code
Type of Facility
- CMS processes this as first digit
| Second Digit | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hospital |
| 2 | Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) |
| 3 | Home Health |
| 4 | Religious Nonmedical (Hospital) |
| 5 | Religious Nonmedical (Extended Care) discontinued 10/1/05 |
| 6 | Intermediate Care |
| 7 | Clinic or Hospital based End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) facility (requires Special second digit) |
| 8 | Special facility or hospital (Critical Access Hospital (CAH)) (Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC)) surgery (requires special second digit) |
| 9 | Reserved for National Assignment |
Type of Care
- CMS processes this as second digit
| Third Digit | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 |
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| 2 |
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| 3 |
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| 4 |
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| 5 |
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| 6 |
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| 7 |
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| 8 |
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| 9 |
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Frequency
- CMS processes this as third digit
| Fourth Digit | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Non-payment/Zero Claim - Use when it does not anticipate payment from payer for the bill, but is informing the payer about a period of non- payable confinement or termination of care. "Through" date of this bill (FL 6) is discharge date for this confinement, or termination of plan of care |
| 1 | Admit Through Discharge - Use for a bill encompassing an entire inpatient confinement or course of outpatient treatment for which it expects payment from payer or which will update deductible for inpatient or Part B claims when Medicare is secondary to an Employer Group Health Plan (EGHP) |
| 2 | Interim - First Claim - Use for first of an expected series of bills for which utilization is chargeable or which will update inpatient deductible for same confinement of course of treatment. For HHAs, used for submission of original or replacement RAPs |
| 3 | Interim-Continuing Claims (Not valid for Prospective Payment System (PPS) Bills) - Use when a bill for which utilization is chargeable for same confinement or course of treatment had already been submitted and further bills are expected to be submitted later |
| 4 | Interim - Last Claim (Not valid for PPS Bills) - Use for a bill for which utilization is chargeable, and which is last of a series for this confinement or course of treatment |
| 5 | Late Charge Only - These bills contain only additional charges; however, if late charge is for:
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| 7 | Replacement of Prior Claim (See adjustment third digit) - Use to correct a previously submitted bill. Provider applies this code to corrected or "new" bill |
| 8 | Void/Cancel of Prior Claim (See adjustment third digit) - Use to indicate this bill is an exact duplicate of an incorrect bill previously submitted. A code "7" (Replacement of Prior Claim) is being submitted showing corrected information |
| 9 | Final claim for a Home Health PPS Period |
| A | Admission/Election Notice for Hospice - Use when hospice or Religious Non-medical Health Care Institution is submitting Form CMS-1450 as an Admission Notice |
| B | Hospice Termination/ Revocation Notice - Use when Form CMS-1450 is used as a notice of termination/revocation for a previously posted Hospice/Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration/Religious Non-medical Health Care Institution election |
| C | Hospice Change of Provider Notice - Use when CMS Form-1450 is being used as a Notice of Change to Hospice provider |
| D | Hospice Election Void/Cancel - Use when Form CMS-1450 is used as a Notice of a Void/Cancel of Hospice/Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration/Religious Non-medical Health Care Institution election |
| E | Hospice Change of Ownership - Use when Form CMS-1450 is used as a Notice of Change in Ownership for hospice |
| F | Beneficiary Initiated Adjustment Claim - Use to identify adjustments initiated by beneficiary. For FI use only |
| G | CWF Initiated Adjustment Claim - Use to identify adjustments initiated by CWF. For FI use only |
| H | CMS Initiated Adjustment Claim - Use to identify adjustments initiated by CMS. For FI use only |
| I | FI Adjustment Claim (Other than QIO or Provider) - Use to identify adjustments initiated by FI. For FI use only |
| J | Initiated Adjustment Claim/Other - Use to identify adjustments initiated by other entities. For FI use only |
| K | OIG Initiated Adjustment Claim - Use to identify adjustments initiated by OIG. For FI use only |
| M | MSP Initiated Adjustment Claim - Use to identify adjustments initiated by MSP. For FI use only. Note: MSP takes precedence for other adjustment sources |
| O | Nonpayment/Zero Claims - Used to report nonpayment claims. It is required to extend the spell of illness or benefit period or to inform the payer of a non-reimbursable period of confinement or termination of care. |
| P | QIO Adjustment Claim - Use to identify adjustments initiated by QIO. For FI use only |
| Q | Reopening/Adjustment - Use when the submission falls outside of period to submit an adjustment bill |
| X | Void/Cancel a Prior Abbreviated Encounter Submission |
| Y | Replacement of Prior Abbreviated Encounter Submission |
| Z | New Abbreviated Encounter Submission |
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Last Updated Dec 09 , 2023
