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Code indicating the source of the admission.

0 = No definition available

1 = Non-Health Care Facility Point of Origin: The patient was admitted to this facility upon an order of a physician.

2 = Clinic: The patient was admitted to this facility as a transfer from a freestanding or non-freestanding clinic.

3 = Reserved for assignment by NUBC:

4 = Transfer from a Hospital: The patient was admitted to this facility as a hospital transfer from an acute care facility where he or she was an inpatient or outpatient.

5 = Transfer from a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) or Intermediate Care Facility (ICF): The patient was admitted to this facility as a transfer from a SNF or ICF where he or she was a resident.

6 = Transfer from another Health Care Facility: The patient was admitted t this facility as a transfer from another type of health care facility not defined elsewhere in this code list.

7 = Emergency Room: The patient was admitted to this facility upon the recommendation of this facility’s emergency room department.

8 = Court/Law Enforcement: The patient was admitted to this facility upon the direction of a court of law, or upon the request of a law enforcement agency representative.

9 = Information not available: The means by which the patient was admitted to this hospital is not known.

D = Inpatient transfers within the same facility: The patient was transferred from a separate unit of a hospital to another unit of the same hospital which results in separate claim to the payers.

E = Transfer from Ambulatory Surgery Center: The patient was admitted to this facility as a transfer from an ambulatory surgery center.

Code Structure for Newborn (4) - If Type of Admission (ADMIT_TYPE) is a 4, the following codes apply:

1-4 = Reserved for assignment by the NUBC.

5 = A baby born inside this Hospital.

6 = A baby born outside this Hospital.