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N.H. Medicaid Hospice Provider Manual, Vol. II, § 11, UB04 Claim Completion Instructions
UB04 Claim Completion Instructions
Box 1
Enter the name of the hospice provider, address, city/town, zip and phone number.
Box 2
Not applicable
Box 3a
Patient Control Number – optional
Box 3b
Medical Record Number – optional
Box 4
Type of Bill - required
1st Digit:
Type of Facility
Choose “8” to designate Special (Hospice)
2nd Digit:
Classification (Special Facility)
Choose “1” to designate Hospice (Non-hospital based); or
Choose “2” to designate Hospice (Hospital based)
3rd Digit
Frequency
Choose 3rd digit based on Table 1, below
TABLE 1 - “FREQUENCY”
Frequency
(3rd Digit)
Description
0
Nonpayment/Zero Claims - Use when no payment from Medicare is anticipated.
1
Admit thru Discharge Claim - Use for a bill encompassing an entire course of
hospice treatment for which the provider expects payment from the payer, i.e. no
further bills will be submitted for this patient.
2
Interim - First Claim - Use for the first of an expected series of payment bills for a
hospice course of treatment.
3
Interim – Continuing Claim - Use when a payment bill for a hospice course of
treatment has already been submitted, and further bills are expected to be
submitted.
4
Interim – Last Claim - Use for a payment bill that is the last of a series for a
hospice course of treatment. The “through” date of the bill is the discharge date,
transfer date, or date of death.
5
Late Charges - Use this code for late charges that need to be billed. Late charges
can be submitted only for revenue codes not on the original bill.
7
Replacement of Prior Claim - Use when the provider wants to correct a previously
submitted bill. Use this code on the “new” bill.
8
Void/Cancel of a Prior Claim-Use to cancel a previously processed claim.
Box 5
Federal Tax Number
Box 6
Statement of Covered
Period - enter the beginning and ending service dates included on
this bill. For all services rendered on a single day, use both the from and through dates.
Indicate dates in MMDDYY format.
Box 7
Not applicable
Box 8a
Patient Identifier – Not applicable
Box 8b
Patient Name – Last name, first name, and middle initial of the member.
Box 9a
Patient Address – street
Box 9b
Patient Address – city
Box 9c
Patient Address – state
Box 9d
Patient Address – zip code
Box 9e
Patient Address – country code (optional)
Box 10
Birthdate – entered in the MMDDYY format
Box 11
Sex – enter M for male and F for female
Box 12
Admission Date – enter the date that the member entered hospice care.
Box 13
Admission Hour – optional
Box 14
Admission Type – Not applicable
Box 15
Admission SRC – Not applicable
Box 16
Discharge Hour – Not applicable
Box 17
Member Status Codes – Refer to Table 2 below to enter the status code indicating the
members discharge status as of the ending of the service date period covered on this bill
TABLE 2 – “MEMBER STATUS CODE”
Member
Status Codes
Description
01
Discharged to home or self-care, routine discharge
02
Discharged or transferred to another short term general hospital for inpatient
care
03
Discharged or transferred to skilled nursing facility (SNF)
04
Discharged or transferred to an intermediate care facility (ICF)
05
Discharges or transferred to a designated cancer center or children’s hospital
06
Discharged or transferred to home under the care of a home health agency
07
Left against medical advice or discontinued care
08
Discharged or transferred to home under the care of a home infusion provider
20
Expired
30
Still a hospice member
40
Expired at home
41
Expired in a medical facility, such as a hospital, SNF, ICF or free standing
hospice house
50
Discharged to hospice - home
51
Discharged to hospice – medical facility
62
Discharged or transferred to another rehabilitation facility
63
Discharged or transferred to a long-term care hospital
64
Discharged or transferred to a Medicaid certified nursing facility but not
Medicare certified
65
Discharged or transferred to a psychiatric hospital or psychiatric distinct part
unit of a hospital
70
Discharged or transferred to another type of healthcare institution not defined
elsewhere in the code list
Boxes 18 – 37
Not applicable
Box 38
Unlabeled
Boxes 39- 41
Medicare value codes – Not applicable
Box 42
Revenue Codes –Refer to Table 3 below. Use the specific revenue code that
identifies the level of care and the detail of the visits type. The appropriate three-
digit numerical revenue code must be entered to explain each charge entered.
Refer to the section of the manual that outlines covered services, description of
the level of care, limitations and Medicaid rules
TABLE 3 – “REVENUE CODES”
Revenue
Code
Description of Care
Units Reported In
421
Physical Therapy
Number of visits
431
Occupational Therapy
Number of visits
441
Speech Therapy
Number of visits
551
Skilled Nursing Visit
Number of visits
561
Medical Social Worker Visit
Number of visits
569
Other Medical Social Worker Service
Per time of the phone call
571
Home Health Aide
Number of visits
651
Routine Home Care
Per day
652
Continuous Home Care
Per hour
655
Inpatient Respite Care
Per day
656
General Inpatient Care
Per day
657
Hospice Physician
Number of Procedure Codes performed by
the physician
Box 43
Description – enter a narrative description of the related revenue code or procedure code.
Box 44
HCPCS – Use the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code
applicable to the service provided. See Table 4 for commonly used HCPCS codes.
TABLE 4 – COMMON HCPCS CODES
Box 44
Location - This field is also used to indicate where the hospice services were provided.
All hospice levels of care must be reported with a HCPCS code that identifies the
location where that level of care was provided. If there are different, or multiple locations
where the care was provided, each location is to be identified with the corresponding
HCPC code as a separate and distinct line item.
Code
Short Description
Q5001
Hospice care provided in a member’s home
Q5002
Hospice care provided in assisted living facility
Q5003
Hospice care provided in long term care nursing facility (LTC) or non-skilled nursing
facility
Q5004
Hospice care provided in skilled nursing facility (SNF)
Q5005
Hospice care provided in inpatient hospital
Q5007
Hospice care provided in long term care facility (LTCH)
Q5008
Hospice care provided in inpatient psych
Service
HCPCS
Required Detail
Physical Therapy
G0151
Each visit is identified on a separate line with the appropriate
line item, date of service and the charged amount. The units are
reported on the claim are the multiplier for the total time of the
visit defined in the HCPCS description.
Occupational
Therapy
G0152
Each visit is identified on a separate line with the appropriate
line item, date of services and the charged amount. The units are
reported on the claim are the multiplier for the total time of the
visit defined in the HCPCS description.
Speech Therapy
–
Language Pathology
G0153
Each visit is identified on a separate line item with the
appropriate line item, date of service, and a charge amount. The
units reported on the claim are the multiplier for the total time of
the visit defined in the HCPCS description.
Skilled Nursing
G0154
Each visit is identified on a separate line item with the
appropriate line item, date of service, and a charge amount. The
units reported on the claim are the multiplier for the total time of
the visit defined in the HCPCS description.
Medical
Social
Worker
G0155
Each visit is identified on a separate line item with the
appropriate line item, date of service, and a charge amount. The
units reported on the claim are the multiplier for the total time of
the visit defined in the HCPCS description
Other Medical Social
Worker Services
G0155
Each visit is identified on a separate line item with the
appropriate line item, date of service, and a charge amount. The
units reported on the claim are the multiplier for the total time of
the visit defined in the HCPCS description
Home Health Aide
G0156
Each visit is identified on a separate line item with the
appropriate line item, date of service, and a charge amount. The
units reported on the claim are the multiplier for the total time of
the visit defined in the HCPCS description
Q5009
Hospice care provided in a place not otherwise specified
Box 45
Service Date – provide the date that the service was rendered.
Box 46
Service Units – provide the number of units corresponding to the revenue code or
procedure code. Units must be billed using whole numbers.
Box 47
Total Charges – enter the total charges pertaining to the related revenue code for the
statement coverage period.
Box 48
Non-Covered Charges – Not applicable
Box 49
Unlabeled Field – Not applicable
Box 50
Payer Name – enter the applicable payor name
Box 51
Health Plan ID- enter the provider ID number
Box 52
Rel Info – Not applicable
Box 53
Assignment of Benefits – Not applicable
Box 54
Prior Payments – Not applicable
Box 55
Estimated Amount Due – Not applicable
Box 56
NPI – enter the 10-digit NPI for the billing provider
Box 57
Other Provider ID – Not applicable
Box 58
Insured Name – enter the member’s last name, first name and middle initial
Box 59
P. Rel – Not applicable
Box 60
Insured’s Unique ID – enter the member’s 11-digit identification number
Box 61
Group Name – Not applicable
Box 62
Insurance Group Number – Not applicable
Box 63
Treatment Authorization Codes – Not applicable
Box 64
Document Control Number – Not applicable
Box 65
Employer Name – Not applicable
Box 66 - 67
Diagnosis Codes – provided the ICD-9 CM code corresponding to the condition
Boxes 68-75
Admit Diagnosis, Patient Reason Diagnosis, PPS Code, Principal Procedure Code,
and Other Procedure - Not applicable
Box 76
Attending Physician ID – enter the attending physicians 10-digit numeric NPI
number, physicians last name and first name
Box 77
Operating Physician ID - enter the operating physicians 10-digit numeric NPI
number, physicians last name and first name
Box 78
Other – enter other physician’s (referring/ PCP physician) 10-digit numeric NPI
number, physicians last name and first name
Box 80
Remarks – use this field for claim note text
Box 81CC
Additional Codes – Not applicable
Provenance
- Source
- nhmmis.nh.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-02
- Edition
- nh-hospice-pm-2014-04-01
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