L-Codes
Phil Heberer
Description
Collection
Title:
L-Codes
Creator:
Phil Heberer
Date:
4/19/2001
Text:
Hello Mike (and Joaquin),
> Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 09:39:27 -0700
> From: michael Keene < <Email Address Redacted> >
> Subject: L-CODES
>
> CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW I CAN GETHOLD OF A COPY OF THE
> CURRENT L-CODES?
> Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:54:31 -0600
> From: Joaquin Oropeza < <Email Address Redacted> >
> Subject: Re: L-CODES
>
> I am interested in that document too!
The L-Codes are available on the HCFA web page at
<URL Redacted> in several formats within either a
self-extracting compressed file, on in a zip file. The files are near the bottom
of the page under Payment Rates - Non-Institutional Providers I personally
prefer the file in MS Excel spreadsheet format (it ends with .xls), as I have MS
Office Pro on my computer and it's easier to work with. The spreadsheed has all
the codes for all the states (and territories, like Puerto Rico). I edit down to
what I want by clicking and dragging across the top -most row (A, B, C, etc)
which highlights the fields (states) I don't need, then hit delete. I then click
in the left-most column, and drag down to the start of the codes I use, release
and delete again. What I end up with for MY purposes is a list of three columns.
The first column is the L-code, the second column is the allowable charges for
my state, and the third column is the short description field. I then export
that file to a file called LCODES.TXT as a tab-delimited file for importation
into the EZ-Claim software used for doing HCFA 1500's.
BTW, Mike, turn off your caps lock if you can. Typing in all caps is viewed as
shouting, and isn't good netiquette.
Respectfully,
Phil Heberer, LO
> Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 09:39:27 -0700
> From: michael Keene < <Email Address Redacted> >
> Subject: L-CODES
>
> CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW I CAN GETHOLD OF A COPY OF THE
> CURRENT L-CODES?
> Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:54:31 -0600
> From: Joaquin Oropeza < <Email Address Redacted> >
> Subject: Re: L-CODES
>
> I am interested in that document too!
The L-Codes are available on the HCFA web page at
<URL Redacted> in several formats within either a
self-extracting compressed file, on in a zip file. The files are near the bottom
of the page under Payment Rates - Non-Institutional Providers I personally
prefer the file in MS Excel spreadsheet format (it ends with .xls), as I have MS
Office Pro on my computer and it's easier to work with. The spreadsheed has all
the codes for all the states (and territories, like Puerto Rico). I edit down to
what I want by clicking and dragging across the top -most row (A, B, C, etc)
which highlights the fields (states) I don't need, then hit delete. I then click
in the left-most column, and drag down to the start of the codes I use, release
and delete again. What I end up with for MY purposes is a list of three columns.
The first column is the L-code, the second column is the allowable charges for
my state, and the third column is the short description field. I then export
that file to a file called LCODES.TXT as a tab-delimited file for importation
into the EZ-Claim software used for doing HCFA 1500's.
BTW, Mike, turn off your caps lock if you can. Typing in all caps is viewed as
shouting, and isn't good netiquette.
Respectfully,
Phil Heberer, LO
Citation
Phil Heberer, “L-Codes,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 27, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/216347.
