Proposed Extended Hierarchy (High-Level) for Settings of Care Inpatient setting Critical care unit Step down unit Mixed acuity unit Operating room Ward Inpatient psychiatric facility Hospice 24 hour observation area Hyperbaric oxygen center Emergency department Outpatient setting Acute setting Clinic (non-acute) setting Other outpatient setting Long term care facility Skilled nursing facility Unskilled nursing facility/custodial care facility Intermediate care facility Behavioral health facility Rehabilitation center Birthing center Telehealth Telephone encounter Mobile Transport Pharmacy Laboratory Public Health Community Home 1 P age
Proposed Extended Hierarchy and Values for Settings of Care 1 Inpatient Setting 2 Critical Care Unit 3 Adult Critical Care Unit 4 Burn Critical Care 5 Medical Cardiac Critical Care 6 Medical Critical Care 7 Medical/Surgical Critical Care 8 Neurologic Critical Care 9 Neurosurgical Critical Care 10 Oncology Medical Critical Care 11 Oncology Surgical Critical Care 12 Oncology Medical-Surgical Critical Care 13 Prenatal Critical Care 14 Respiratory Critical Care 15 Surgical Cardiothoracic Critical Care 16 Surgical Critical Care 17 Trauma Critical Care 18 Pediatric critical care unit 19 Oncology Pediatric Critical Care 20 Pediatric Burn Critical Care 21 Pediatric Cardiothoracic Critical Care 22 Pediatric Medical Critical Care 23 Pediatric Medical/Surgical Critical Care 24 Pediatric Neurosurgical Critical Care 25 Pediatric Respiratory Critical Care 26 Pediatric Surgical Critical Care 27 Pediatric Trauma Critical Care 28 Neonatal critical care unit 29 Neonatal Critical Care(Level II/III) 2 P age
30 Neonatal Critical Care (Level III) 31 Step Down Units 32 Adult Step Down Unit (e.g., post-critical care) 33 Oncology Step Down Unit (all ages) (e.g., post-critical care) 34 Pediatric Step Down Unit (e.g., post-critical care) 35 Neonatal Step Down Nursery (Level II) 36 Mixed Acuity Unit 37 Adult Mixed Acuity Unit 38 Pediatric Mixed Acuity Unit 39 Mixed Age Acuity Unit 40 Oncology Mixed Acuity Unit (all ages) 41 Operating Rooms 42 Cesarean Section Room/Suite 43 Wards 44 Adult Wards 45 Antenatal Care Ward 46 Behavioral Health/Psych Ward 47 Burn Ward 48 Ear/Nose/Throat Ward 49 Gastrointestinal Ward 50 Genitourinary Ward 51 Gerontology Ward 52 Gynecology Ward 53 Jail unit 54 Labor and Delivery Ward 55 Medical Ward 56 Medical/Surgical Ward 57 Neurology Ward 58 Neurosurgical Ward 59 Oncology Leukemia Ward 3 P age
60 Oncology Lymphoma Ward 61 Oncology Leukemia/Lymphoma Ward 62 Oncology Solid Tumor Ward 63 Oncology Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Ward 64 Oncology General Hematology/Oncology Ward 65 Ophthalmology Ward 66 Orthopedic Ward 67 Orthopedic Trauma Ward 68 Plastic Surgery Ward 69 Postpartum Ward 70 Pulmonary Ward 71 Rehabilitation Ward 72 Stroke (Acute) Ward 73 Surgical Ward 74 Telemetry ward 75 Vascular Surgery Ward 76 Pediatric Wards 77 Adolescent Behavioral Health Ward 78 Oncology Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Ward 79 Oncology Pediatric General Hematology/Oncology Ward 80 Pediatric Behavioral Health Ward 81 Pediatric Burn Ward 82 Pediatric Ear, Nose, Throat Ward 83 Pediatric Genitourinary Ward 84 Pediatric Medical Ward 85 Pediatric Medical/Surgical Ward 86 Pediatric Neurology Ward 87 Pediatric Neurosurgical Ward 88 Pediatric Orthopedic Ward 89 Pediatric Rehabilitation Ward 4 P age
90 Pediatric Surgical Ward 91 Neonatal ward 92 Well Baby Nursery (Level I) 93 In-Patient Psychiatric Facility 94 Psychiatric Facility Partial Hospitalization 95 Hospice 96 24-Hour Observation Area 97 Hyperbaric Oxygen Center 98 Emergency Department 99 Pediatric Emergency Department 100 Outpatient Setting 101 Acute Settings 102 Outpatient Hospital 103 Ambulatory Surgery Center 104 Ambulatory Pediatric Surgery Center 105 Ambulatory Plastic Surgery Center 106 Urgent Care Center 107 Clinic (Non-Acute) Settings 108 Adult Clinic 109 Allergy Clinic 110 Anesthesiology Clinic 111 Bariatric Clinic 112 Behavioral Health Clinic 113 Behavioral Health: Chemical dependency clinic 114 Cardiology Clinic 115 Continence Clinic 116 Chiropractic Office 117 Colon and rectal surgery clinic 118 Convenience Care Clinic 119 Cosmetic/ Plastic/Reconstructive clinic 5 P age
120 Dental Clinic 121 Dermatology Clinic 122 Diabetes/Endocrinology Clinic 123 Ear, Nose, Throat Clinic 124 Employer-based Clinic 125 Family Medicine Clinic 126 Family Planning Clinic 127 Genetics Clinic 128 Geriatric Clinic 129 Gynecology Clinic 130 Head and Neck Clinic 131 Independent Clinic 132 Infectious disease clinic 133 Internal Medicine Clinic 134 Nephrology clinic 135 Neurology Clinic 136 Neurosurgery Clinic 137 Occupational Health Clinic 138 Occupational Therapy Clinic 139 Office 140 Ophthalmology Clinic 141 Orthopedic Clinic 142 Ostomy Clinic 143 Osteopathic Clinic 144 Gastrointestinal (GI) Clinic 145 Hematology/Oncology Clinic 146 Hemodialysis Clinic 147 HIV Clinic 148 Medical Clinic 149 Rehabilitation Clinic 6 P age
150 Pain Clinic 151 Physical Therapy Clinic 152 Podiatry Clinic 153 Primary care clinic 154 Prenatal Clinic 155 Psychiatry Clinic 156 Pulmonary Clinic 157 Pulmonary Function Testing Clinic 158 Radiology Clinic (includes Nuclear Medicine) 159 Recreational therapy clinic 160 Rheumatology Clinic 161 Rural Health Clinic 162 Speech Therapy Clinic 163 Surgical Services Clinic 164 Radiation Oncology Clinic 165 Scoliosis clinic 166 Sports Medicine Clinic 167 Urology Clinic 168 Walk-in Retail Health Clinic 169 Wound Center 170 Wound Ostomy Continence Clinic 171 Therapeutic Apheresis Clinic 172 Pediatric Clinic 173 Pediatrics/adolescent clinic 174 Pediatric Behavioral Health Clinic 175 Pediatric Clinic 176 Pediatric Dental Clinic 177 Pediatric Dermatology Clinic 178 Pediatric Diabetes/Endocrinology Clinic 179 Pediatric Gastrointestinal Clinic 7 P age
180 Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic 181 Pediatric Nephrology Clinic 182 Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic 183 Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic 184 Pediatric Scoliosis Clinic 185 Well Baby Clinic 186 Other Outpatient Settings 187 End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Facility 188 Infusion Center 189 Blood Collection Center 190 Holistic Medicine Center 191 School 192 School infirmary 193 Long Term Care Facilities 194 Skilled Nursing Facility 195 Long Term Care Facility (LTCF) In-Patient Care 196 LTCF Inpatient Hospice Unit 197 LTCF Dementia Unit 198 LTCF Psychiatric Unit 199 LTCF General Nursing Unit 200 LTCF Ventilator Dependent Unit 201 LTCF Bariatric Unit 202 Long Term Acute Care 203 LTAC ICU 204 LTAC Ward 205 LTAC Pediatric ICU 206 LTAC Pediatric Ward 207 Unskilled nursing facility/custodial care facility 208 Intermediate care facility 209 Intermediate Health Care Facility/Mentally Retarded 8 P age
210 Behavioral Health Facility 211 Psychiatric Residential Treatment Center 212 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Facility 213 Non-residential Substance Abuse Treatment Facility 214 Behavioral health: mental health centers 215 Rehabilitation Center 216 Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility 217 Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility 218 Cardiac Rehabilitation Center 219 Birthing Center 220 Birthing center: hospital/health system-based 221 Birthing center: independent 222 Telehealth 223 Telephone Encounter 224 Mobile 225 Mobile Unit 226 Mobile Blood Collection Center 227 Mobile MRI/CT 228 Transport Service 229 Mobile Emergency Services/EMS 230 Ambulance Air or Water 231 Ambulance Land 232 Pharmacy 233 Laboratory 234 Laboratories: clinic-based 235 Laboratories: hospital/health system-based 236 Serology Laboratory 237 Clinical Chemistry Laboratory 238 General Laboratory 9 P age
239 Hematology Laboratory 240 Histology/Surgical Pathology Laboratory 241 Independent Laboratory 242 Microbiology Laboratory 243 Virology Laboratory 244 Public Health 245 City/County agencies: Jails 246 City/County agencies: Human services 247 City/County agencies: Local health departments 248 Community Mental Health Center 249 Federally Qualified Health Center 250 Indian Health Service Free-Standing Facility 251 Indian Health Service Provider-Based Facility 252 Mass Immunization Center 253 Migrant Health Clinic 254 Military Treatment Facility 255 Prison-Correctional Facility 256 Prison Infirmary 257 Public Health Clinic 258 State Agency - Corrections 259 State Agency - Health 260 State Agency - Human Services 261 State or Local Health Clinic 262 Tribal 638 Free-Standing Facility 263 Tribal 638 Provider-Based Facility 264 Veterans Affairs (VA) 265 Community 266 Home 267 Home-based Hospice 268 Home Hemodialysis 10 P age
269 Group Home 270 Assisted Living Facility 271 Place of Employment - Worksite 272 Homeless Shelter 273 Temporary Lodging 274 Other Place of Service 11 P age