APPENDIX M: DETAIL CODES Commander's Guide to ... - Tricare

ITEM
NBR
STANDARD
ABBR
APPENDIX M: DETAIL CODES
DESCRIPTION DEFINITION Additional
Instructions/
Comments
167 SCS Skin Cancer Screening Skin Cancer Screening: Reserved for
patients who self-refer to the
Dermatology Clinic during National
Skin Cancer Screening Month.
Availability is sporadic and targeted
toward prevention. This annual
promotion runs counter to the normal
practice of seeing active duty and
TRICARE Prime patients on a referral
basis only.
168 SEA Sea Duty Screening Sea Duty Screening: Reserved for
determining disease or the potential
for developing an illness, mandated
services (military only).
169 SKT Skin Test Skin test: Procedure requires
specialized skills and specific
equipment.
170 SLEEP Sleep Sleep: Study Clinic (Attended or nonattended)
reserved for sleep study
evaluations that require an overnight
171 SPD Special Duty
Evaluation
172 SPE Separation or
Retirement Physical
Exam
stay.
Special Duty Evaluation: To reserve
appointment slots for Active Duty
personnel who need evaluations
within a specified period of time.
Separation or Retirement Physical
Exam: Reserved appointment for
Active Duty personnel who require a
physical exam for separation or
retirement from the military.
173 SPRINT Sprint Test Sprint Test (speech recognition in
noise test): Reserved by audiology for
Active Duty military to assess H-3
profiled soldiers to provide
recommendations concerning a
potential communication handicap.
Procedure requires specialized
equipment, trained staff, scheduling of
a room, and provider specified
timeframe.
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