NCH Claim Type Code

This variable is contained in the following files:

Carrier (Fee-for-Service) Durable Medical Equipment (Fee-for-Service) Home Health Agency (Fee-for-Service) Hospice (Fee-for-Service) Inpatient (Fee-for-Service) Outpatient (Fee-for-Service) Skilled Nursing Facility (Fee-for-Service)

SAS Name

NCH_CLM_TYPE_CD

The type of claim that was submitted. There are different claim types for each major category of health care provider.

Comments

This variable may not always indicate the type of service performed; for example, when the claim type code = 60 (inpatient), the services may actually be for post-acute care. Additional information regarding the type of service on the claim can be found in a CCW Technical Guidance document entitled: "Getting Started with Medicare data"

Source: NCH

Code	Code value
10	Home Health Agency (HHA) claim
20	Non swing bed Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) claim
30	Swing bed SNF claim
40	Hospital Outpatient claim
50	Hospice claim
60	Inpatient claim
71	Local carrier non-durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) claim
72	Local carrier DMEPOS claim
81	Durable medical equipment regional carrier (DMERC); non-DMEPOS claim
82	DMERC; DMEPOS claim