Level/ Type | Code | Display Name | Code System | Description |
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0‑L | ACUTE | inpatient acute | Act Code | An acute inpatient encounter. |
0‑L | NONAC | inpatient non-acute | Act Code | Any category of inpatient encounter except 'acute' |
0‑L | AMB | ambulatory | Act Code | A comprehensive term for health care provided in a healthcare facility (e.g. a practitioneraTMs office, clinic setting, or hospital) on a nonresident basis. The term ambulatory usually implies that the patient has come to the location and is not assigned to a bed. Sometimes referred to as an outpatient encounter. |
0‑L | FLD | field | Act Code | A patient encounter that takes place both outside a dedicated service delivery location and outside a patient's residence. Example locations might include an accident site and at a supermarket. |
0‑L | HH | home health | Act Code | Healthcare encounter that takes place in the residence of the patient or a designee |
0‑L | SS | short stay | Act Code | An encounter where the patient is admitted to a health care facility for a predetermined length of time, usually less than 24 hours. |
0‑L | VR | virtual | Act Code | A patient encounter where the patient and the practitioner(s) are not in the same physical location. Examples include telephone conference, email exchange, robotic surgery, and televideo conference.' |
0‑L | IMP | Inpatient | Act Code | General inpatient where acute/non-acute is not designated |
0‑L | AMBHOSP | Daycare | Act Code | Surgical or other hospital services are provided in a day |
0‑L | ER | Emergency Room | Act Code | An encounter that takes place in the ER |
0‑L | CLNV | Referred In | Act Code | The patient encounter occurred at another facility. |
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