PRV

Attending Physician Specialty Information

Pos: 255	Max: 1
Detail - Optional
Loop: 2310A	Elements: 3

Ref

Id

Element Name

Req

Type

Min/Max

Usage

PRV01

1221

Provider Code
Description: Code identifying the type of provider

M

ID

1/3

Required

Code

Name

AT

Attending

SU

Supervising

PRV02

128

Reference Identification Qualifier
Description: Code qualifying the Reference Identification
ZZ is used to indicate the “Health Care Provider Taxonomy” code list (provider specialty code) which is available on the Washington Publishing Company web site: http://www.wpc-edi.com. This taxonomy is maintained by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and ASC X12N TG2 WG15.

M

ID

2/3

Required

Code

Name

ZZ

Mutually Defined

Provider Taxonomy Code

PRV03

127

Reference Identification
Description: Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Industry: Provider Taxonomy Code
Alias: Provider Specialty Code

M

AN

1/30

Required

ExternalCodeList

Name: HCPT

Description: Health Care Provider Taxonomy

Notes:

1. The PRV segment in Loop ID-2310 applies to the entire claim unless overridden on the service line level by the presence of a PRV segment with the same value in PRV01.
2. Use code value AT to report the specialty of the attending physician. Use code value SU when the physician is responsible for the patient’s Home Health Plan of Treatment.
3. PRV02 qualifies PRV03.
4. Required when the billing provider is a billing service and taxonomy is know to impact the adjudication of the claim.

Example:

PRV*AT*ZZ*363LP0200N~