Claim Attending Physician Specialty Code

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This variable is contained in the following files:

Home Health Agency (Fee-for-Service) Hospice (Fee-for-Service) Inpatient (Fee-for-Service) Outpatient (Fee-for-Service) Skilled Nursing Facility (Fee-for-Service)

SAS Name

AT_PHYSN_SPCLTY_CD

This variable is the code used to identify the CMS specialty code corresponding to the attending physician.

Comments

CMS added this field to accommodate the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — for incentive payments to providers with specific primary care specialty designations. It was not populated before 2012. This field is not populated on Inpatient or Skilled Nursing claims.

Source: NCH

Claim Attending Physician Specialty Code Code Book (FFS).txt5.78 KB