Xactimate Code PNT|PNTBIDITM — Painting

What it is

PNT|PNTBIDITM is a Painting (PNT) Xactimate SEL code used for this work, measured in each (EA).

ESXPress’s reference documents PNT|PNTBIDITM. Across processed claim scopes, ESXPress observed 39 line items written against this code — 36 of them (92.3%) measured in EA, and one line item in SF, one line item in DA, one line item in UN.

The code appears in 32 of the 358 scopes analysed (about 8.9%).

When to use it

Use PNT|PNTBIDITM when the scope calls for this code — Painting work measured in each (EA). The real-world act texts track the reference wording: 20 of the 39 observed line items (51.3%) were written with this code.

The co-occurrence data below comes from processed scopes; the strongest pairing is with SFG|SFGBIDITM — the same scopes, 13 times, lift 5.06. It also appears alongside ELE|ELEBIDITM (8 scopes) and FRM|FRMBIDITM (8 scopes).

PNT|PNTBIDITM is written more than one way in the processed scopes: “paint surface area” (1 of 39 line items, 2.6%), “sand/ stain cabinets” (1 of 39 line items, 2.6%). Spelling, spacing, and qualifiers vary between adjusters — which is why ESXPress normalises act text when mapping scopes.

How to use it

Measure the work in EA: 36 of the 39 observed line items (92.3%) used EA and 1 in SF. The unitAsUsed analysis puts EA at a 92.3% share, making it the safe unit for conversion.

This code accounts for 20 of the 39 sampled lines (51.3%). Estimators also write “paint surface area” (1 line, 2.6%).

ESXPress’s Completeness Advisor has no rule that references this code, so its usage evidence is purely observational: 32 scopes and 39 line items.

Often used together

Two kinds of related codes are listed below. First, codes that appear in the same scopes as PNT|PNTBIDITM — co-occurrence measured across the claim scopes processed through ESXPress with support of at least 3 scopes and lift of at least 1.5. Second, other frequently used Painting (PNT) category codes, ranked by how often they appear in the analysed scopes. Descriptions are from the ESXPress code reference.

• SFG|SFGBIDITM — Soffits & Fascia
• ELE|ELEBIDITM — Electrical
• FRM|FRMBIDITM — Framing
• RFG|RFGBIDITM — Roofing
• SDG|SDGBIDITM — Siding
• DRY|DRYBIDITM — Drywall
• PNT|PNTRJACK — Painting
• PNT|PNTVENT — Painting
• PNT|PNTSP — Painting
• PNT|PNTMASKLF — Painting

Real-world examples

Each example is an anonymised line from a processed claim scope: the exact operation text and unit of measure adjusters wrote, with the observed line-item count. The count is line frequency across the analysed samples — never a price and never a quantity from a specific claim.

• In a real claim, this line appeared as: “paint surface area”, EA, qty 1.
• In a real claim, this line appeared as: “sand/ stain cabinets”, EA, qty 1.
• In a real claim, this line appeared as: “Painting - Living room ceiling (Bid Item)”, EA, qty 1.
• In a real claim, this line appeared as: “Painting bedroom ceiling (Bid Item)”, EA, qty 1.
• In a real claim, this line appeared as: “5 star painting”, EA, qty 1.