Healthcare
Workers' Comp Class Code 8835: Home Health / Public Healthcare — Aides
What it covers
Home health aides and personal care workers visiting client homes. Much higher rated than office healthcare codes because of lifting and travel exposure.
Illustrative rate range
$2.50 – $6.00 per $100 of payroll
National illustrative range — varies by state and carrier.
Worked example: on $50,000 of annual payroll, this code alone would cost roughly $1,250 to $3,000 a year.
Commonly confused with
Signs you may be misclassified
- Some of the actual work looks more like Physicians & Clerical (code 8832) than Home Health / Public Healthcare — Aides.
- Nobody has re-checked this code since your job duties, work location, or equipment changed.
- The code on your policy is whatever your agent guessed at signup, not something based on actual duties.
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