Which code is used for Transfer/ Interfacility/ Palliative Care?

• A. 32
• B. 29
• C. 33
• D. N

Answer: (C)

In EMS dispatch, codes are used to signal the specific type of transport and disposition. For a transfer to another facility, interfacility transfer, or palliative care, a code is designated to clearly communicate that need. This code tells responders and the receiving facility that the patient isn’t being treated and released in the field or transported to the originating hospital, but is being moved under an interfacility agreement or for palliative care. Using this particular code ensures proper coordination with the receiving facility, pre-arranged acceptance, bed availability checks, and appropriate documentation and billing. Other codes correspond to different scenarios (like standard on-scene treatment with transport, patient who refuses transport, or standby/cancel), which don’t indicate the interfacility or palliative transfer requirement.