Professional Service Code

This variable is contained in the following files:

SAS Name

PROF_SRVC_CD

Describes what the pharmacist did for the patient.

This is the value reported in the Professional Service Code field of the NCPDP claim form.

Comments

This Professional Service Code is data element 440-E5 of the NCPDP data dictionary. It is one of three fields concatenated into the drug utilization code field (DRUG_UTLZTN_CD) in this file.

SOURCE: T-MSIS Analytic File (TAF) Claims

Code	Code value
00	No intervention
AS	Patient assessment
CC	Coordination of care
DE	Dosing evaluation/determination
FE	Formulary enforcement
GP	Generic product selection
MA	Medication administration
M0	Prescriber consulted
MR	Medication review
PE	Patient education/instruction
PH	Patient medication history
PM	Patient monitoring
P0	Patient consulted
PT	Perform laboratory test
R0	Pharmacist consulted other source
RT	Recommend laboratory test
SC	Self-care consultation
SW	Literature search/review
TC	Payer/processor consulted
TH	Therapeutic product interchange