Place of Service Codes
Medical Place of Service Codes for CMS 1500 (HCFA 1500) Claim Forms
List (updated August 4, 2009 )Listed below are place of service codes and descriptions. These codes should be used on professional claims to specify the entity where service(s) were rendered. Check with individual payers (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, other private insurance) for reimbursement policies regarding these codes. If you would like to comment on a code(s) or description(s), please send your request to .
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| Code(s) | Place of Service Name |
| 01 | Pharmacy** |
| 02 | Unassigned |
| 03 | School |
| 04 | Homeless Shelter |
| 05 | Indian Health Service Free-standing Facility |
| 06 | Indian Health Service Provider-based Facility |
| 07 | Tribal 638 Free-standing Facility |
| 08 | Tribal 638 Provider-based Facility |
| 09-10 | Prison/ Correctional Facility |
| 11 | Office |
| 12 | Home |
| 13 | Assisted Living Facility |
| 14 | Group Home * |
| 15 | Mobile Unit |
| 16 | Temporary Lodging |
| 17-19 | Unassigned |
| 20 | Urgent Care Facility |
| 21 | Inpatient Hospital |
| 22 | Outpatient Hospital |
| 23 | Emergency Room – Hospital |
| 24 | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
| 25 | Birthing Center |
| 26 | Military Treatment Facility |
| 27-30 | Unassigned |
| 31 | Skilled Nursing Facility |
| 32 | Nursing Facility |
| 33 | Custodial Care Facility |
| 34 | Hospice |
| 35-40 | Unassigned |
| 41 | Ambulance - Land |
| 42 | Ambulance – Air or Water |
| 43-48 | Unassigned |
| 49 | Independent Clinic |
| 50 | Federally Qualified Health Center |
| 51 | Inpatient Psychiatric Facility |
| 52 | Psychiatric Facility-Partial Hospitalization |
| 53 | Community Mental Health Center |
| 54 | Intermediate Care Facility/Mentally Retarded |
| 55 | Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Facility |
| 56 | Psychiatric Residential Treatment Center |
| 57 | Non-residential Substance Abuse Treatment Facility |
| 58-59 | Unassigned |
| 60 | Mass Immunization Center |
| 61 | Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility |
| 62 | Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility |
| 63-64 | Unassigned |
| 65 | End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Facility |
| 66-70 | Unassigned |
| 71 | Public Health Clinic |
| 72 | Rural Health Clinic |
| 73-80 | Unassigned |
| 81 | Independent Laboratory |
| 82-98 | Unassigned |
| 99 | Other Place of Service |
