{"id":175,"date":"2024-11-16T08:55:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T14:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medclaimsoftware.com\/blog\/?p=175"},"modified":"2024-11-16T08:55:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T14:55:45","slug":"cms-1500-form-place-of-service-codes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/medclaimsoftware.com\/blog\/cms-1500-form-place-of-service-codes\/","title":{"rendered":"CMS-1500 Form: Place of Service Codes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Place of Service (POS) Codes<\/strong> are used on the CMS-1500 form to specify the location where healthcare services were provided. Each two-digit code corresponds to a specific type of facility or setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common Place of Service (POS) Codes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some frequently used POS codes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Code<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Description<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>01<\/strong><\/td><td>Pharmacy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>02<\/strong><\/td><td>Telehealth Provided Other than Home<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td><td>Telehealth Provided in Patient&#8217;s Home<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>11<\/strong><\/td><td>Office<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>12<\/strong><\/td><td>Home<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>21<\/strong><\/td><td>Inpatient Hospital<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>22<\/strong><\/td><td>Outpatient Hospital<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>23<\/strong><\/td><td>Emergency Room &#8211; Hospital<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>24<\/strong><\/td><td>Ambulatory Surgical Center<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>31<\/strong><\/td><td>Skilled Nursing Facility<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>32<\/strong><\/td><td>Nursing Facility<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>41<\/strong><\/td><td>Ambulance &#8211; Land<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>42<\/strong><\/td><td>Ambulance &#8211; Air or Water<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>50<\/strong><\/td><td>Federally Qualified Health Center<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>71<\/strong><\/td><td>Public Health Clinic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>81<\/strong><\/td><td>Independent Laboratory<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Telehealth Codes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>02<\/strong>: For telehealth services provided somewhere other than the patient&#8217;s home.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10<\/strong>: For telehealth services provided in the patient\u2019s home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Usage on the CMS-1500 Form:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The POS code is entered in <strong>Box 24B<\/strong> of the form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the code that best represents the setting where the service was rendered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Complete List of POS Codes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find the full, updated list of POS codes on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/\">Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) website<\/a>. Always ensure that the codes used are current, as updates may occur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Place of Service (POS) Codes are used on the CMS-1500 form to specify the location where healthcare services were provided. Each two-digit code corresponds to a specific type of facility or setting. 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