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Place of Service Codes

Every POS code and how it changes payment. 18 entries.

Place of Service Codes: How POS Changes What You Get Paid

Place of Service codes are two-digit codes on professional claims (CMS-1500 item 24B) identifying where a service was r…

POS 02: Telehealth Provided Other Than in Patient's Home

POS 02 is the place of service code for telehealth delivered while the patient is anywhere other than their home, such …

POS 10: Telehealth Provided in Patient's Home

POS 10 is the place of service code for telehealth delivered while the patient is in their home, including apartments, …

POS 11: Office

POS 11 is the place of service code for a physician office: a freestanding location where providers routinely examine, …

POS 12: Home

POS 12 is the place of service code for services delivered in person in the patient's private residence, typically with…

POS 19: Off Campus-Outpatient Hospital

POS 19 is the place of service code for a hospital outpatient department located off the main hospital campus, generall…

POS 20: Urgent Care Facility

POS 20 is the place of service code for a freestanding urgent care facility: a location distinct from a hospital ER or …

POS 21: Inpatient Hospital

POS 21 is the place of service code for inpatient hospital services: care furnished to a patient formally admitted to a…

POS 22: On Campus-Outpatient Hospital

POS 22 is the place of service code for hospital outpatient services on the main campus, including observation, hospita…

POS 23: Emergency Room - Hospital

POS 23 is the place of service code for a hospital emergency room: the portion of a hospital where emergency diagnosis …

POS 24: Ambulatory Surgical Center

POS 24 is the place of service code for an ambulatory surgical center: a freestanding facility, other than a physician …

POS 31: Skilled Nursing Facility

POS 31 is the place of service code for skilled nursing facility services, used when the resident is in a Medicare Part…

POS 32: Nursing Facility

POS 32 is the place of service code for nursing facility residents who are not in a Medicare Part A covered SNF stay, i…

POS 49: Independent Clinic

POS 49 is the place of service code for an independent clinic: a freestanding location, not part of a hospital and not …

POS 50: Federally Qualified Health Center

POS 50 is the place of service code for a Federally Qualified Health Center: a facility providing comprehensive primary…

POS 60: Mass Immunization Center

POS 60 is the place of service code for a mass immunization center: a setting like a public health site, pharmacy, or m…

POS 65: End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Facility

POS 65 is the place of service code for a freestanding ESRD treatment facility where outpatient dialysis is furnished. …

POS 81: Independent Laboratory

POS 81 is the place of service code for an independent laboratory: a lab certified to perform diagnostic or clinical te…

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