NAME:        	Claim Frequency Code
 
 
 DESCRIPTION:	The third digit of the type of bill (TOB3) submitted on an
 		institutional claim record to indicate the sequence of a
 		claim in the beneficiary's current episode of care.
 
 
 SHORT NAME: 	FREQ_CD

 LONG NAME: 	CLM_FREQ_CD

 TYPE:		CHAR
 
 LENGTH: 	1
 
 SOURCE: 	CWF

 
 CODE VALUES: 	0 =	Non-payment/zero claims

		1 =	Admit thru discharge claim

		2 =	Interim – first claim

		3 =	Interim – continuing claim

		4 =	Interim – last claim

		5 =	Late charge(s) only claim

		7 =	Replacement of prior claim

		8 =	Void/cancel prior claim
 
		9 =	Final claim (for HH PPS = process as a debit/credit to RAP claim)


		G =	Common Working File (CWF) generated adjustument claim

		H =	CMS generated adjustment claim

		I =	Misc. adjustment claim (e.g., initiatied by intermediary or QIO)

		J =	Other adjustment request

		M =	Medicare secondary payer (MSP) adjustment

		P =	Adjustment required by QIO


 COMMENT:	This field can be used in determining the "type of bill" for an 
		institutional claim.  Often type of bill consists of a combination of two
		variables:  the facility type code (variable called CLM_FAC_TYPE_CD) and 
		the service classification type code (CLM_SRVC_CLSFCTN_TYPE_CD).  This 
		variable serves as the optional third component of bill type, and it is 
		helpful for distinguishing between final, interim, or RAP (request for 
		anticipated payment) claims - which is particularly helpful if you receive 
		claims that are not "final action".   Many different types of services can 
		be billed on a Part A or Part B institutional claim, and knowing the type 
		of bill helps to distinguish them.  The type of bill is the concatenation 
		of three variables :  the facility type (CLM_FAC_TYPE_CD),  the service 
		classification type code (CLM_SRVC_CLSFCTN_TYPE_CD), and the claim 
		frequency code (CLM_FREQ_CD).