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October 2013

Type of bill codes 32 - 34 changing Oct. 1

The National Uniform Billing Committee has changed the descriptions for type of bill codes 032 through 034 starting Oct. 1, 2013.

TOB code 033X is discontinued. Instead, codes 032X or 034X should be used when appropriate. The following chart shows the changes:

TOB Code

Description

032X

Home health services under a plan of treatment

033X

Home health outpatient (includes HHA visits under a Part A plan of treatment including DME under Part A) –  Discontinued. This bill type will be rejected by the system.

034X

Home health services not under a plan of treatment

For information about completing any of the locators on the claim form, please refer to your UB-04 Manual.

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