14. MEDICARE STATUS CODE CHAR 2 43 44 THIS FIELD SPECIFIES THE REASON FOR THE
BENEFICIARY'S ENTITLEMENT.
STANDARD ALIAS: BENE_MDCR_STUS_CD
COMMON ALIAS: MSC
CODES:
10 = AGED WITHOUT ESRD
11 = AGED WITH ESRD
20 = DISABLED WITHOUT ESRD
21 = DISABLED WITH ESRD
31 = ESRD ONLY
SOURCE:
THIS FIELD IS CODED FROM AGE, ORIGINAL REASON
FOR ENTITLEMENT, CURRENT REASON FOR
ENTITLEMENT AND ESRD INDICATOR CONTAINED
IN THE ENROLLMENT DATA BASE AT THE
CENTRAL OFFICE AT THE DATE OF PROCESSING.