Rule No.: RULE TITLE
59E-7.028: Inpatient Data Elements, Codes and Standards.

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 36 No. 35, September 3, 2010 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The change is in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee on September 10, 2010 to properly code. In addition, subsection 59E-7.028(64) has been changed from Special Indicator Code to Condition Code upon comment from industry members.

59E-7.028 Inpatient Data Elements, Codes and Standards.

(1) No change.

(2) Patient Control Number. An alpha-numeric code containing standard letters or numbers assigned by the facility as a unique identifier for each record submitted in the reporting period to facilitate retrieval of the individual’s account of services (accounts receivable) containing the financial billing records and any postings of payment. The ‘Patient Control Number’ is defined as ‘Record id’ in the schema. Up to twenty four (24) characters. Duplicate patient control numbers are not permitted. A required field. The hospital must maintain a key list to locate actual records upon request by AHCA.

(3) through (12) No change.

(13) Source or Point of Origin for Admission. No change.

(a) 01 – Non-health care facility point source of origin. The patient was admitted to this facility upon an order of a physician. Includes a patient coming from home, physician office or workplace.

(b) 02 – Clinic or Physician’s Office. The patient was admitted to this facility from a clinic or physician’s office as a transfer or referral from a freestanding or non-freestanding clinic.

(c) through (e) No change.

(f) 07 – Emergency Room. The patient was admitted to this facility after receiving services in this facility’s emergency department. Excludes patients who came to the emergency room from another health care facility.

(g) through (k) renumbered (f) through (j) No change.

(4) Codes required for newborn admissions (Priority of Admission=4):

(l) through (m) renumbered (k) through (l) No change.

(14) through (17) No change.

(18) Patient Discharge Status.

(a) through (h) No change.

(i) 21 – Discharged or transferred to court/law enforcement.

(i) through (p) renumbered (j) through (q) No change.

(19) No change.

(20) Principal Diagnosis Code. The code representing the diagnosis established, after study, to be chiefly responsible for occasioning the admission. Principal diagnosis code must contain a valid ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM code for the reporting period. A diagnosis code cannot be used more than once as a principal or other diagnosis for each hospitalization reported. The code must be entered with a decimal point that is included in the valid code and without use of a zero or zeros that are not included in the valid code. A required entry. Alpha characters must be in upper case.

(21) Other Diagnosis Code (1), Other Diagnosis Code (2), Other Diagnosis Code (3), Other Diagnosis Code (4), Other Diagnosis Code (5), Other Diagnosis Code (6), Other Diagnosis Code (7), Other Diagnosis Code (8), Other Diagnosis Code (9), Other Diagnosis Code (10), Other Diagnosis Code (11), Other Diagnosis Code (12), Other Diagnosis Code (13), Other Diagnosis Code (14), Other Diagnosis Code (15), Other Diagnosis Code (16), Other Diagnosis Code (17), Other Diagnosis Code (18), Other Diagnosis Code (19), Other Diagnosis Code (20), Other Diagnosis Code (21), Other Diagnosis Code (22), Other Diagnosis Code (23), Other Diagnosis Code (24), Other Diagnosis Code (25), Other Diagnosis Code (26), Other Diagnosis Code (27), Other Diagnosis Code (28), Other Diagnosis Code (29), and Other Diagnosis Code (30). A code representing a condition that is related to the services provided during the hospitalization excluding external cause of injury codes. Report external cause of injury codes as described in paragraph (61) below. No more than thirty (30) other diagnosis codes may be reported. Less than thirty (30) entries is permitted. If an Other Diagnosis Code is reported, a valid Principal Diagnosis code must be reported. Must contain a valid ICD-9-CM code or valid ICD-10-CM code for the reporting period. An Other Diagnosis Code cannot be used more than once as a principal or other diagnosis for each hospitalization reported. The code must be entered with use of a decimal point that is included in the valid code and without use of a zero or zeros that are not included in the valid code. Alpha characters must be in upper case.

(22) No change.

(23) Principal Procedure Code. The code representing the procedure most related to the principal diagnosis. No entry is permitted consistent with the records of the reporting entity. Must contain a valid ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM procedure code for the reporting period. If a principal procedure date is reported, a valid principal procedure code must be reported. The code must be entered with use of a decimal point that is included in the valid code and without use of a zero or zeros that are not included in the valid code.

(24) Principal Procedure Date. The date when the principal procedure was performed. If a principal procedure is reported, a principal procedure date must be reported. No entry is permitted if no principal procedure is reported. A ten (10)-character field in the format YYYY-MM-DD where MM represents the numbered months of the year from 01 to 12, DD represents numbered days of the month from 01 to 31, and YYYY represents the year in four (4) digits. The principal procedure date must be less than seven (7) four (4) days prior to the admission date and not later than the discharge date.

(25) Other Procedure Code (1), Other Procedure Code (2), Other Procedure Code (3), Other Procedure Code (4), Other Procedure Code (5), Other Procedure Code (6), Other Procedure Code (7), Other Procedure Code (8), Other Procedure Code (9), Other Procedure Code (10), Other Procedure Code (11), Other Procedure Code (12), Other Procedure Code (13), Other Procedure Code (14), Other Procedure Code (15), Other Procedure Code (16), Other Procedure Code (17), Other Procedure Code (18), Other Procedure Code (19), Other Procedure Code (20), Other Procedure Code (21), Other Procedure Code (22), Other Procedure Code (23), Other Procedure Code (24), Other Procedure Code (25), Other Procedure Code (26), Other Procedure Code (27), Other Procedure Code (28), Other Procedure Code (29) and Other Procedure Code (30). A code representing a procedure provided during the hospitalization. If a principal procedure is not reported, an Other Procedure Code must not be reported. No more than thirty (30) other procedure codes may be reported. Less than thirty (30) or no entry is permitted. Must be a valid ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM procedure code for the reporting period. The code must be entered with use of a decimal point that is included in the valid code and without use of a zero or zeros that are not included in the valid code.

(26) Other Procedure Code Date (1), Other Procedure Code Date (2), Other Procedure Code Date (3), Other Procedure Code Date (4), Other Procedure Code Date (5), Other Procedure Code Date (6), Other Procedure Code Date (7), Other Procedure Code Date (8), Other Procedure Code Date (9), Other Procedure Code Date (10), Other Procedure Code Date (11), Other Procedure Code Date (12), Other Procedure Code Date (13), Other Procedure Code Date (14), Other Procedure Code Date (15), Other Procedure Code Date (16), Other Procedure Code Date (17), Other Procedure Code Date (18), Other Procedure Code Date (19), Other Procedure Code Date (20), Other Procedure Code Date (21), Other Procedure Code Date (22), Other Procedure Code Date (23), Other Procedure Code Date (24), Other Procedure Code Date (25), Other Procedure Code Date (26), Other Procedure Code Date (27), Other Procedure Code Date (28), Other Procedure Code Date (29) and Other Procedure Code Date (30). The date when the procedure was performed. A required entry if a corresponding procedure code (26), (1) through (30) is reported. A ten (10) character field in the format YYYY-MM-DD where MM represents the numbered months of the year from 01 to 12, DD represents numbered days of the month from 01 to 31, and YYYY represents the year in four (4) digits. The procedure date must be less than seven (7) four (4) days prior to the admission date and not later than the discharge date.

(27) through (29) No change.

(30) Operating or Performing Practitioner National Provider Identification (NPI). A unique ten (10) character identification number assigned to a provider who had primary responsibility for the Principal Procedure performed. A required identification number for providers in the U.S. or its territories and providers not in U.S. or its territories upon mandated HIPAA NPI implementation date. For military physicians, medical residents, or individuals not required to obtain a NPI number, use 9999999999. No entry is permitted if no principal procedure is reported.

(31) No change.

(32) Other Operating or Performing Practitioner National Provider Identification (NPI). A unique ten (10) character identification number assigned to a provider who assisted the operating or performing practitioner or performed a secondary procedure who had primary responsibility for the Principal Procedure. A required identification number for providers in the U.S. or its territories and providers not in U.S. or its territories upon mandated HIPAA NPI implementation date. For military physicians, medical residents, or individuals not required to obtain a NPI number, use 9999999999. No entry is permitted if no principal procedure is reported.

(33) No change.

(34) Nursery Level I Charges. Accommodation charges for well-baby care services which include sub-ventilation care, intravenous feedings and gavage to neonates. Report charges for revenue code 170 and 171, or 179 if applicable, as used in the UB-04. Report in dollars rounded to the nearest whole dollar, without dollar signs or commas, excluding cents. Report zero (0) if there are no Nursery Charges. Negative amounts are not permitted unless verified separately by the reporting entity. A required entry.

(35) Nursery Level II Charges. Accommodation charges for services which include provision of ventilator services. Report charges for revenue code 172, or 179 if applicable, as used in the UB-04. Report in dollars rounded to the nearest whole dollar, without dollar signs or commas, excluding cents. Report zero (0) if there are no Level II Nursery Charges. Negative amounts are not permitted unless verified separately by the reporting entity. A required entry.

(36) Nursery Level III Charges. Accommodation charges for services which include continuous cardiopulmonary support services, complex pediatric surgery, neonatal cardiovascular surgery, pediatric neurology and neurosurgery, and pediatric cardiac catheterization. Report charges for revenue code 173, 174, or 179 if applicable, (Level III), as used in the UB-04. Report in dollars rounded to the nearest whole dollar, without dollar signs or commas, excluding cents. Report zero (0) if there are no Level III Nursery Charges. Negative amounts are not permitted unless verified separately by the reporting entity. A required entry.

(37) through (58) No change.

(59) Infant Linkage Identifier. The social security number of the patient’s birth mother where the patient is less than two (2) years of age. A nine (9) digit field to facilitate retrieval of individual case records, to be used to link infant and mother records, and for medical research. Reporting 777777777 for the mother’s SSN is acceptable for those patients where efforts to obtain the mother’s SSN have been unsuccessful or the mother is known to be from a country other than the United States. Infants in the custody of the State of Florida or adoptions, use 333333333 if the birth mother’s SSN is not available. A required field for patients whose age is less than two (2) years of age at admission. Zero fill No entry is permitted if the patient is two (2) years of age or older. A required entry.

(60) Admitting Diagnosis. The diagnosis provided by the admitting physician at the time of admission which describes the patient’s condition upon admission or purpose of admission. Must contain a valid ICD-9-CM code or valid ICD-10-CM code for the reporting period. The code must be entered with use of a decimal point that is included in the valid code and without use of a zero or zeros that are not included in the valid code. A required entry. Alpha characters must be in upper case.

(61) External Cause of Injury Code (1), External Cause of Injury Code (2) and External Cause of Injury Code (3). A code representing circumstances or conditions as the cause of the injury, poisoning, or other adverse effects recorded as a diagnosis. Assign appropriate E-codes for all initial encounters or treatments, but not for subsequent occurrences. A Place of Occurrence E-code (E849.X) should be included to describe where the event occurred if documented in the patient medical history. No more than three (3) external cause of injury codes may be reported. Must be a valid ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM cause of injury code for the reporting period. An external cause of injury code cannot be used more than once for each hospitalization reported. The code must be entered with use of a decimal point that is included in the valid code and without use of a zero or zeros that are not included in the valid code. Alpha characters must be in upper case.

(62) through (63) No change.

(64) Condition Code. A two-character code that describes patients admitted to the inpatient facility after receiving treatment in the facility’s emergency department. Do not use this code for patients admitted to the hospital through the ED when the registration department is closed. Report using the two-character indicator code ‘P7’. Otherwise zero fill using “00.” A required field.

(65)(64) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 408.061(1)(e), 408.15(8) FS. Law Implemented 408.061, 408.062, 408.063 FS. History–New 1-1-10, Amended________.

 

Editorial note: see former Rule 59E-7.014.