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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" citation="COMAR 31.10.11.09" title_num="31" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="11" heading="Essential Data Elements for Clean Claims by Hospitals.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In General. To qualify as a clean claim, a claim submitted to a third-party payor by a hospital, or person entitled to reimbursement, shall conform to the applicable standard code set and include the following data elements:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Hospital's, or person entitled to reimbursement's, name, address, and telephone number (HCFA Form UB-92, field 1);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Patient's control number (HCFA Form UB-92, field 3);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Type of bill code (HCFA Form UB-92, field 4);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Hospital's, or person entitled to reimbursement's, federal tax ID number (HCFA Form UB-92, field 5);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Beginning and ending date of claim period (HCFA Form UB-92, field 6);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Patient's name (HCFA Form UB-92, field 12);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Patient's address (HCFA Form UB-92, field 13);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Patient's date of birth (HCFA Form UB-92, field 14);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Patient's gender (HCFA Form UB-92, field 15);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Patient's marital status (HCFA Form UB-92, field 16);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Date of admission (HCFA Form UB-92, field 17);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Admission hour (HCFA Form UB-92, field 18);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>Type of admission (for example, emergency, urgent, elective, newborn) (HCFA Form UB-92, field 19);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>Source of admission code (HCFA Form UB-92, field 20);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>Patient-status-at-discharge code (HCFA Form UB-92, field 22);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>Medical record number (HCFA Form UB-92, field 23);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>Responsible party name and address (HCFA Form UB-92, field 38);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(18)">
      <text>Value code and amounts (HCFA Form UB-92, fields 39—41);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(19)">
      <text>Applicable revenue code (HCFA Form UB-92, field 42) of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The Health Services Cost Review Commission, for hospitals located in the State, or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The National or State Uniform Billing Data Elements Specifications, for hospitals not located in the State;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(20)">
      <text>Revenue description (HCFA Form UB-92, field 43);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(21)">
      <text>Service date (HCFA Form UB-92, field 45);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(22)">
      <text>Units of service (HCFA Form UB-92, field 46);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(23)">
      <text>Total charge (HCFA Form UB-92, field 47);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(24)">
      <text>Noncovered charges (HCFA Form UB-92, field 48);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(25)">
      <text>Name of the third-party payor (HCFA Form UB-92, field 50);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(26)">
      <text>Provider number (HCFA Form UB-92, field 51);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(27)">
      <text>Release of information (HCFA Form UB-92, field 52);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(28)">
      <text>Assignment of benefits (HCFA Form UB-92, field 53);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(29)">
      <text>Estimated amount due (HCFA Form UB-92, field 55);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(30)">
      <text>Subscriber's name (HCFA Form UB-92, field 58);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(31)">
      <text>Patient's relationship to the subscriber (HCFA Form UB-92, field 59);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(32)">
      <text>Patient's/subscriber's certificate number, health claim number, and ID number (HCFA Form UB-92, field 60);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(33)">
      <text>Treatment authorization code (HCFA Form UB-92, field 63);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(34)">
      <text>Principal diagnosis code (HCFA Form UB-92, field 67);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(35)">
      <text>Admitting diagnosis (HCFA Form UB-92, field 76);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(36)">
      <text>Attending physician ID (HCFA Form UB-92, field 82);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(37)">
      <text>Other physician ID (HCFA Form UB-92, field 83);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(38)">
      <text>Signature of the provider representative or notation that the signature is on file with the third-party payor (HCFA Form UB-92, field 85);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(39)">
      <text>Date the bill was submitted (HCFA Form UB-92, field 86); and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(40)">
      <text>Any other field or essential data element necessary to comply with the applicable standard code set.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Specific Circumstances. In addition to the data elements required by §A of this regulation, to qualify as a clean claim, a claim submitted to a third-party payor by a hospital, or person entitled to reimbursement, shall include the following data elements if circumstances exist that render the data elements applicable to the specific claim being filed:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Covered days (HCFA Form UB-92, field 7) is applicable if Medicare is a primary or secondary payor;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Noncovered days (HFCA Form UB-92, field 8) is applicable if Medicare is a primary or secondary payor;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Coinsurance days (HFCA Form UB-92, field 9) is applicable if Medicare is a primary or secondary payor;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Lifetime reserve days (HCFA Form UB-92, field 10) is applicable if Medicare is a primary or secondary payor and the patient was an inpatient;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The discharge hour (HCFA Form UB-92, field 21) is applicable if the patient was an inpatient or was admitted for outpatient observation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The condition codes (HCFA Form UB-92, fields 24—30) are applicable if the HCFA Form UB-92 manual contains a condition code appropriate to the patient's condition;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>The occurrence codes and dates (HCFA Form UB-92, fields 32—35) are applicable if the HCFA Form UB-92 manual contains an occurrence code appropriate to the patient's condition;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>The occurrence span code and from and through dates (HCFA Form UB-92 field 36) are applicable if the HCFA Form UB-92 manual contains an occurrence span code appropriate to the patient's condition;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>HCPCS/Rates (HCFA Form UB-92, field 44) are applicable if there is a primary or secondary payor;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>A code pursuant to a global contract (HCFA Form UB-92, field 44) is applicable if the claim is between parties to a global contract;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Prior payments (HCFA Form UB-92, field 54) are applicable if payments have been made to the hospital by the patient or another payor;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>The employment status code (HCFA Form UB-92, field 64) is applicable if there are payors of higher priority than the third-party payor, including workers' compensation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>The employer name (HCFA Form UB-92, field 65) is applicable if there are payors of higher priority than the third-party payor, including workers' compensation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>The employer location (HCFA Form UB-92, field 66) is applicable if there is workers' compensation involvement;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>Diagnoses codes other than the principal diagnosis code (HCFA Form UB-92, field 68—75) are applicable if there are diagnoses other than the principal diagnosis;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>Diagnoses codes describing the patient's signs, or presenting symptoms, or both (HCFA Form UB 92, field 76) are applicable for services provided in a hospital emergency department;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>The procedure coding methods used (HCFA Form UB-92, field 79) are applicable if the HCFA Form UB-92 manual indicates a procedural coding method appropriate to the patient's condition;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(18)">
      <text>The principal procedure code (HCFA Form UB-92, field 80) is applicable if the patient has undergone an inpatient or outpatient surgical procedure; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(19)">
      <text>Other procedure codes (HCFA Form UB-92, field 81) are applicable as an extension of §B(17) of this regulation if additional surgical procedures were performed.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A third-party payor may not use or require a hospital to use any field for purposes that are inconsistent with these data elements or in addition to the applicable standard code set.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A third-party payor may accept the HCFA Form UB-92 that includes data elements in addition to those set forth in §§A and B of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>