Purpose:
To provide an overview of discipline codes, service codes, and buddy codes.
Regulation:
Policy:
Process:
- All Service Codes are pre-fixed with a discipline code. if '11' is for a Routine visit then a PT11 would be a Physical Therapy Routine Visit or a SN11 would be a Skilled Nursing Routine Visit. Below is a list of the Home Health Discipline Codes:
- For reference the Home Health Service codes 12.13.24.xlsxspreadsheet is available with greater detail for each service code in the HCHB system.
- For reference the Home Health Service codes 12.13.24.xlsxspreadsheet is available with greater detail for each service code in the HCHB system.
- To make a complete Service Code the Discipline Code needs to be followed by a Numerical or Alphabetical code. The descriptions of these codes are listed below, first in the 'Service Codes Description' table are the 'regular' service codes. The second table below houses the 'Medical Treatment - "BUDDY CODES" table. A Buddy Code indicates that something is due on that associated visit and MUST accompany a regular service code.
- NOTE: Some codes "Appear at the end of a Service Code" to further identify the code. These codes are noted below. A common example of this is the use of 'N' for non-billable supervisory visits. A RN10N would indicate that a Registered Nurse (RN) is completing a Supervision (10) visit that is Non-Billable (N).
- NOTE: Some codes "Appear at the end of a Service Code" to further identify the code. These codes are noted below. A common example of this is the use of 'N' for non-billable supervisory visits. A RN10N would indicate that a Registered Nurse (RN) is completing a Supervision (10) visit that is Non-Billable (N).
