42Condition CodeHospitalization, Products, and Services
Continuing care is being provided for a condition unrelated to the reason for the original inpatient admission.
Related Hospitalization, Products, and Services codes
27A sole community hospital referred the patient elsewhere for a diagnostic laboratory test.30The services on this claim are qualified clinical trial services, not part of the trial's research costs.40The patient was admitted and transferred to another facility on the same calendar day, before midnight.41This claim is for a partial hospitalization psychiatric program.43Continuing care is being provided outside the payer's expected post-discharge time window.44The patient's status was changed from inpatient to outpatient before discharge.49A product is being replaced under its normal product lifecycle due to malfunction.50A product is being replaced due to a manufacturer recall or FDA safety action.51This attests that an unrelated outpatient non-diagnostic service was correctly unbundled from another claim.53This is the initial placement of a device, or a free sample device trial.
Frequently asked questions
What does condition code 42 mean?
Continuing care is being provided for a condition unrelated to the reason for the original inpatient admission.
What category is condition code 42 in?
42 falls under the Hospitalization, Products, and Services category of UB-04 condition codes.
Descriptions sourced from CMS Medicare Claims Processing Manual. Always verify codes with authoritative sources before making billing decisions.