Variable: CLM_SRC_IP_ADMSN_CD
Claim Source Inpatient Admission Code
Description
The code indicating the source of the referral for the admission or visit.
Comment
n/a
Values
This variable is coded, and will contain one of the following values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ANOMALY: invalid value, if present, translate to '9' |
| 1 | Non-Health Care Facility Point of Origin (Physician Referral) – The patient was admitted to this facility upon an order of a physician. |
| 2 | Clinic referral – The patient was admitted upon the recommendation of this facility's clinic physician. |
| 3 | HMO referral - Reserved for national Prior to 3/08, HMO referral – The patient was admitted upon the recommendation of an health maintenance organization (HMO) physician. |
| 4 | Transfer from hospital (Different Facility) – The patient was admitted to this facility as a hospital transfer from an acute care facility where he or she was an inpatient. |
| 5 | Transfer from a skilled nursing facility (SNF) or Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) – The patient was admitted to this facility as a transfer from a SNF or ICF where he or she was a resident. |
| 6 | Transfer from another health care facility – The patient was admitted to this facility as a transfer from another type of health care facility not defined elsewhere in this code list where he or she was an inpatient. |
| 7 | Emergency room – The patient was admitted to this facility after receiving services in this facility's emergency room department (CMS discontinued this code 07/2010, although a small number of claims with this code appear after that time). |
| 8 | Court/law enforcement – The patient was admitted upon the direction of a court of law or upon the request of a law enforcement agency's representative. |
| 9 | Information not available – The means by which the patient was admitted is not known. |
| A | Reserved for National Assignment. (eff. 3/08) Prior to 3/08 defined as: Transfer from a Critical Access Hospital - patient was admitted/referred to this facility as a transfer from a Critical Access Hospital. |
| B | Transfer from Another Home Health Agency – The patient was admitted to this home health agency as a transfer from another home health agency. (Discontinued July 1, 2010- See Condition Code 47) |
| C | Readmission to Same Home Health Agency – The patient was readmitted to this home health agency within the same home health episode period. (Discontinued July 1, 2010) |
| D | Transfer from hospital inpatient in the same facility resulting in a separate claim to the payer – The patient was admitted to this facility as a transfer from hospital inpatient within this facility resulting in a separate claim to the payer. |
| E | Transfer from Ambulatory Surgical Center |
| F | Transfer from hospice and is under a hospice plan of care or enrolled in hospice program For Newborn Type of Admission |
| 1 | Normal delivery – A baby delivered without complications. |
| 2 | Premature delivery – A baby delivered with time and/or weight factors qualifying it for premature status. |
| 3 | Sick baby – A baby delivered with medical complications, other than those relating to premature status. |
| 4 | Extramural birth – A baby delivered in a nonsterile environment. |
| 5 | Reserved for national assignment. |
| 6 | Reserved for national assignment. |
| 7 | Reserved for national assignment. |
| 8 | Reserved for national assignment. |
| 9 | Information not available. |
Other Info
Some additional information on this variable:
- Short Name: SRC_ADMS
- Long Name: CLM_SRC_IP_ADMSN_CD
- Type: CHAR
- Length: 1
- Source: NCH
- Value Format: