Medicare Claims Processing Manual (Pub. 100-04), Ch. 10 § 80.1
HH Grouper Input/Output Record Layout
80.1 – HH Grouper Input/Output Record Layout
(Rev. 11644, Issued: 10-13-22, Effective: 04-01-23, Implementation: 04-03-23)
The required data and format for the HH Grouper input/output record for periods of care
beginning on or after January 1, 2020 are shown below:
File
Position Format
Title
Description
1 - 24
X(24)
Claim ID
Input item: Document control number of the claim
record.
25-32
X(8)
From Date
Input item: The Statement Covers “From” date
from the claim, in format CCYYMMDD
33
9
Period Timing
Input item: Set to 1 when claim From date
matches Admission date or when a CWF sequence
edit is received. Otherwise, set to 2.
34 - 35
9(2)
Referral Source Input item: If occurrence code 61 or 62 are present
on the claim, the code value is moved to this field.
The occurrence date is not moved.
36 - 42
X(8)
Principal
Diagnosis
Input item: The principal diagnosis code from the
claim.
File
Position Format
Title
Description
43 - 50
X(8)
Secondary
Diagnosis
Input item: The first secondary diagnosis code
from the claim.
51 - 235 Defined
above
Additional
Secondary
Diagnosis data
Input items: 23 additional occurrences of
secondary diagnoses from the claim.
236-275 X(40)
Filler
For future use.
276
9
M1033-HOSP-
RISK-HSTRY-
FALLS
Input item: Moved from the M1033-HSTRY-
FALL field on the QIES/OASIS screen in FISS.
Valid values: 0,1
277
9
M1033-HOSP-
RISK-
WEIGHT-
LOSS
Input item: Moved from the M1033-WEIGHT-
LOSS field on the QIES/OASIS screen in FISS.
Valid values: 0,1
278
9
M1033-HOSP-
RISK-MLTPL-
HOSPZTN
Input item: Moved from the M1033-MLTPL-
HOSPZTN field on the QIES/OASIS screen in
FISS.
Valid values: 0,1
279
9
M1033-HOSP-
RISK-MLTPL-
ED-VISIT
Input item: Moved from the M1033-MLTPL-ED-
VISIT field on the QIES/OASIS screen in FISS.
Valid values: 0,1
280
9
M1033-HOSP-
RISK-MNTL-
BHV-DCLN
Input item: Moved from the M1033-MNTL-BHV-
DCLN on the QIES/OASIS screen in FISS.
Valid values: 0,1
281
9
M1033-HOSP-
RISK-
COMPLIANC
E
Input item: Moved from the M1033-
COMPLIANCE on the QIES/OASIS screen in
FISS.
Valid values: 0,1
282
9
M1033-HOSP-
RISK-5PLUS-
MDCTN
Input item: Moved from the M1033-5PLUS-
MDCTN on the QIES/OASIS screen in FISS.
Valid values: 0,1
283
9
M1033-HOSP-
RISK-CRNT-
EXHSTN
Input item: Moved from the M1033-CRNT-
EXHSTN on the QIES/OASIS screen in FISS.
Valid values: 0,1
284
9
M1033-HOSP-
RISK-OTHR-
RISK
Input item: Moved from the M1033-OTHER-
RISK on the QIES/OASIS screen in FISS.
Valid values: 0,1
File
Position Format
Title
Description
285
9
M1033-HOSP-
RISK-NONE-
ABOVE
Input item: Moved from the M1033-NONE-
ABOVE on the QIES/OASIS screen in FISS.
Valid values: 0,1
286-287 9(2)
M1800-CRNT-
GROOMING
Input item: Moved from the M1800-CRNT-
GROOMING on the QIES/OASIS screen in FISS.
Valid values: 00,01, 02, 03
288-289 9(2)
M1810-CRNT-
DRESS-
UPPER
Input item: Moved from the M1810-DRESS-
UPPER on the QIES/OASIS screen in FISS.
Valid values: 00,01, 02, 03
290-291 9(2)
M1820-CRNT-
DRESS-
LOWER
Input item: Moved from the M1820-DRESS-
LOWER on the QIES/OASIS screen in FISS.
Valid values: 00,01, 02, 03
292-293 9(2)
M1830-CRNT-
BATHG
Input item: Moved from the M1830-CRNT-
BATHG on the QIES/OASIS screen in FISS.
Valid values: 00,01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06
294-295 9(2)
M1840-CRNT-
TOILTG
Input item: Moved from the M1840-CRNT-
TOILTG on the QIES/OASIS screen in FISS.
Valid values: 00,01, 02, 03, 04
296-297 9(2)
M1850-CRNT-
TRNSFRNG
Input item: Moved from the M1850-CRNT-
TRNSFRNG on the QIES/OASIS screen in FISS.
Valid values: 00,01, 02, 03, 04, 05
298-299 9(2)
M1860-CRNT-
AMBLTN
Input item: Moved from the M1860-CRNT-
AMBLTN on the QIES/OASIS screen in FISS.
Valid values: 00,01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06
300-599 X(301)
Filler
For future use.
601-607 X(7)
Version Used
Output item: The version of the HH Grouper
which grouped the current claim. Informational
only.
608-612 X(5)
HIPPS Code
Output item: The HIPPS code determined by
grouping the input items above. Moved to the
HCPCS code field of revenue code 0023 line of
the claim.
613-614 9(2)
Validity Flag
Output item: Beginning April 1, 2023, the specific
diagnosis coding issue that requires a claim to be
returned to the provider.
File
Position Format
Title
Description
615-616 9(2)
Grouper Return
Code
Output item: Identified technical issues that may
cause no HIPPS code to be assigned.
617-700 X(84)
Filler
For future use.
If the return code is 05, the claim will be returned to the provider for correction because
the principal diagnosis is not assigned to a clinical group.
If the return code is 03, the claim will be returned to the provider for correction because
of a diagnosis coding issue that is indicated by the validity flag.