BLOG # 3 – MEDICAL BILLING 101
V68 – Incorrect service location indicator – assigned when a diagnostic service is
billed with a master number and admission date but the SLI code is not HIP
This rejection can be avoided a few different ways:
If you have selected “HIP” and have not added a facility
If you bill for an inpatient and don’t include the admit date
If you bill E082A admission assessment premium the SLI must be ‘HIP’
If you add an admit date to a claim that is not any inpatient or LTC patient
Different SLI options:
| HOP | Hospital out Patient | Patient seen in a hospital but was not admitted (i.e. in clinic). |
| HIP | Hospital in Patient | In patient in a hospital (including ER) or long-term care facility. |
| HED | Hospital Emergency Department | Emergency room patient that is not admitted. |
| IHF | Independent Health Facility | Clinic without a facility number. |
| OFF | Office of Community Physician | Private Office with no facility code. |
| HDS | Hospital Day Surgery | Surgery patient that is not admitted to the hospital. |
