MAX Type of Service (TOS)

SAS Name
MAX_TOS

CODE INDICATING THE MEDICAID ANALYTIC EXTRACT (MAX) TYPE OF SERVICE FOR THIS RECORD.

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USER NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE INVALID: 03, 06, 14, 17, 18, 23, 27, 28, 29, 32 AND 40.
BEGINNING IN 10/98, MSIS IDENTIFIED EARLY PERIODIC SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT (EPSDT); FAMILY PLANNING; RURAL HEALTH CLINIC; FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCs); INDIAN HEALTH; HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE FOR DISABLED, ELDERLY AND INDIVIDUALS AGE 65 AND OLDER; AND HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE WAIVER SERVICES USING A NEW DATA ELEMENT, 'PROGRAM-TYPE'.
A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF NEW MSIS TYPE OF SERVICE CODES WERE ADDED IN FISCAL YEAR 1998.
THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF SERVICE ARE DEFINED IN THE MAX PROCESS USING STATE PROCEDURE (SERVICE) CODES:

  • 51 = DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (INCLUDING EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS AND HOME MODIFICATIONS)
  • 52 = RESIDENTIAL CARE (DEFINITION CHANGED FOR 2003 AND LATER YEARS - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST)
  • 53 = PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES (EXCLUDING ADULT DAY CARE)
  • 54 = ADULT DAY CARE

NOTE: IN MAX 2008, A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR WAS CORRECTED -- VALUE 20 NOW INCLUDES PACE.

SOURCE: MSIS CLAIMS FILE: 'TYPE-OF-SERVICE' EXCEPT FOR CODE VALUES 51-54 AS NOTED ABOVE

EXPECTED MAX TYPES OF SERVICE FOR THIS FILE ARE:
Code Code value
01 INPATIENT HOSPITAL
24 STERILIZATIONS
25 ABORTIONS
39 RELIGIOUS NON-MEDICAL HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS