Billing Type Definition
Bill types (field locator 4 on a UB-92 or UB-04) have specific meanings on the Universal Billing form. The three-digit bill type is divided into three sets of information.
- The first digit identifies the type of facility
- The second digit identifies the bill classification / type of care being billed
- The third digit identifies the sequence of the bill within the episode of care
The Billing Type Definition page describes each digit in the three-digit number. Refer to Bill Types for more information.
Procedure
- Click the Bill Type link on either the Patient Account Audit or Search Results page.
Patient Account Audit Page
- Select Go To > Account Research > By Account Number. The Account Research by Account Number page opens.
- Type the account number you want to research and click Display Account. The Patient Account Audit page opens.
- Click the Bill Type link. This action opens the Billing Type Definition page.
Search Results Page
- Type the account number in the Account Number search box.
- Click Search to display a list of claims for that account.
- Click the Bill Type link. This action opens the Billing Type Definition page.
- View the billing type definition.
Note: If the bill type on the Patient Account Audit page is invalid or the description is not available, the Billing Type Definition page lists the descriptions for every digit in each position. Type a specific Bill Type code and click Refresh View to display the description for that code.
Field DescriptionsThe following table describes each of the fields on the Billing Type Definition page.
Field | Description |
Digit | Digit of the billing type definition |
Description | Description of the billing type definition digit. |