UB04 Type of Bill Code 0134: Hospital Outpatient - Interim - Last Claim

Introduction

Type of Bill Code 0134 represents a Hospital Outpatient claim submitted as an interim bill for the final period of a service sequence. This code is reported in Field 4: Type of Bill.

Usage

This code is utilized by hospital outpatient departments when a patient has received a prolonged course of treatment that required multiple billing cycles. It specifically identifies the last claim in a series of interim bills, signaling to the payer that the outpatient episode of care is now complete.

Billing Impact

Using this code allows the payer to reconcile all previous interim payments and perform a final adjudication of the total outpatient encounter, ensuring no further claims are expected for this specific treatment series.