What 8835 covers
- Public and privately owned businesses providing healthcare services in patients' homes, per North Carolina's description.
- Visiting nurses.
- In Massachusetts' description, homemaker and companion services when the worker physically assists a convalescent, elderly, ill, or disabled person with the activities of daily living.
- In Massachusetts' description, physical therapists and speech therapists who work in and out of patients' homes.
What doesn't belong in 8835
- Physician and dental practices that see patients in an office, which are generally 8832.
- Hospitals and other facilities providing inpatient or overnight care, which have their own classifications.
- Homemaker or companion services that don't involve physically assisting the person may be classified differently — Massachusetts ties homemaker work in 8835 to physical assistance. Check the manual for your state.
Official titles by state
Each rating bureau publishes its own definition. Titles below are quoted exactly as the bureau publishes them; follow the link for the full official description.
| State | Official title for 8835 | Source |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | HOME, PUBLIC AND TRAVELING HEALTHCARE- ALL EMPLOYEES | North Carolina bureau lookup |
| Massachusetts | HOME, PUBLIC, AND TRAVELING HEALTHCARE - ALL EMPLOYEES | Massachusetts bureau: 8835 |
| New YorkNot used | New York's Classification Digest has no class code 8835. | New York bureau: 8835 |
| CaliforniaNot used | California's manual doesn't use 8835. Comparable in-home care is classified as 8827(1) or 8827(2). | California bureau lookup |
8835 isn't a national code. New York has no 8835, and California's manual doesn't use it — California classifies in-home care under 8827, split between personal care services and nursing care. A home care agency operating in several states can carry different codes for the same work.
Codes 8835 is often confused with
What a premium audit looks at
- Where care is delivered — patients' homes, an office, or a facility.
- Which employees provide hands-on care and which handle scheduling, billing, or other office work.
- How caregivers are engaged — as employees or as independent contractors — and the documentation supporting that status.
Frequently asked questions
What is workers' comp class code 8835?
In North Carolina, Massachusetts, and other states using the NCCI classification system, 8835 is the classification for home, public, and traveling healthcare — businesses that provide healthcare services in patients' homes, including visiting nurses.
Does 8835 cover non-medical home care?
It can. Massachusetts' description includes homemaker and companion services when the worker physically assists the person with daily living. Services that don't involve physical assistance may be classified differently, so check the manual for your state.
Is class code 8835 used in California or New York?
No. New York has no 8835, and California's manual doesn't use it. California classifies in-home care as 8827(1), Home Care Services, or 8827(2), Nursing Care.
Check the official manuals
- NCCI Class Look-Up The official tool for the states where NCCI administers the classification system.
- WCIRB California Classification Search California runs its own classification system; its code numbers don't map one-to-one to NCCI's.
- NYCIRB Classification Digest New York's official classification descriptions.
- WCRB Massachusetts Class Code Lookup Massachusetts' official classification descriptions.
- NCRB North Carolina Class Code Lookup North Carolina's official classification descriptions.
Related terms
General information, not a classification ruling. Summaries on this page are written in plain English from the bureaus' published descriptions; the classification manual for the state where the work was performed governs, and the carrier and rating bureau determine the classification for any policy.