NAME TYPE LENGTH ------------------------------------- ------ Claim Source Inpatient CHAR 1 Admission Code The code indicating the means by which the beneficiary was admitted to the inpatient health care facility or SNF if the type of admission is (1) emergency, (2) urgent, or (3) elective. SHORT NAME: SRC_ADMS LONG NAME: CLM_SRC_IP_ADMSN_CD CODES: Claim Source Of Inpatient Admission Table ----------------------------------------- **For Inpatient/SNF Claims:** 0 = ANOMALY: invalid value, if present, translate to '9' 1 = Physician referral - The patient was admitted upon the recommendation of a personal physician. 2 = Clinic referral - The patient was admitted upon the recommendation of this facility's clinic physician. 3 = HMO referral - The patient was admitted upon the recommendation of an health maintenance organization (HMO) physician. 4 = Transfer from hospital - The patient was admitted as an inpatient transfer from an acute care facility. 5 = Transfer from a skilled nursing facility (SNF) - The patient was admitted as an inpatient transfer from a SNF. 6 = Transfer from another health care facility - The patient was admitted as a transfer from a health care facility other than an acute care facility or SNF. 7 = Emergency room - The patient was admitted upon the recommendation of this facility's emergency room physician. 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 = Transfer from a Critical Access Hospital - patient was admitted/referred to this facility as a transfer from a Critical Access Hospital. --------------------------------------- **For Newborn Type of Admission** 1 = Normal delivery - A baby delivered with out 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. 5-8 = Reserved for national assignment. 9 = Information not available. SOURCE: CWF