N-LOCATION OF CARE (183)    IB DATA ELEMENT DEFINITION (364.5)

Name Value
NAME N-LOCATION OF CARE
SECURITY LEVEL NATIONAL,NO EDIT
TYPE OF ELEMENT NON-MULTIPLE FILEMAN FIELD
ELEMENT CATEGORY INDIVIDUAL ELEMENT
BASE FILE BILL/CLAIMS
FILEMAN FIELD REFERENCE LOCATION OF CARE
FILEMAN RETURN FORMAT INTERNAL
DESCRIPTION
This data element will be the value of the location of care for the bill
when the bill is created.  It cannot be edited.  The actual LOCATION OF CARE
that is output on the UB92 in FORM LOCATOR 4 is in data element
N-UB92 LOCATION OF CARE.
This field is used throughout the billing system to determine if the bill
is inpatient or outpatient.