NAME              TYPE   LENGTH
 -------------------------------------   ------
 18.  MEDPAR Provider             NUM    2
      State Code
  
 The first two positions of the provider number, identifying
 the state of the institutional provider that furnished
 services to the beneficiary during the stay.
  
 DB2      ALIAS : UNDEFINED
 SAS      ALIAS : PRVSTATE
 STANDARD ALIAS : MEDPAR_PRVDR_STATE_CD
  
 LENGTH         : 2    SIGNED : N
  
 DERIVATIONS :
 This field comes from positions 1 & 2 of the provider
 number that is present on the first claim record
 included in the stay.
  
 SOURCE         : NCH
  
 CODE TABLE     : GEO_SSA_STATE_TB
 

 
 


               NAME              TYPE   LENGTH
 -------------------------------------   ------
 19.  MEDPAR Provider             CHAR   1
      Number Third Position Code
  
 The third position of the provider number, identifying the
 category of institutional provider that furnished services
 to the beneficiary during the stay.
  
 DB2      ALIAS : UNDEFINED
 SAS      ALIAS : PRVNUM3
 STANDARD ALIAS : MEDPAR_PRVDR_NUM_3RD_CD
  
 LENGTH         : 1
  
 DERIVATIONS :
 This field is position 3 of the provider number
 from the first claim record included in the stay
 modified as follows:
 Where position 3 is an alpha character (S, T,
 U, W or Y) move to the MEDPAR provider
 special unit code and replace with a '0'.
  
 Where position 3 is an alpha character (M or R)
 move to the MEDPAR provider special unit
 code and replace with a '1'.
  
 SOURCE         : NCH
 

               NAME              TYPE   LENGTH
 -------------------------------------   ------
 20.  MEDPAR Provider             CHAR   3
      Number Serial Code
  
 The last three positions of the provider number, identifying
 the specific serial numbers of the institutional provider
 that furnished services to the beneficiary during the stay.
  
 DB2      ALIAS : UNDEFINED
 SAS      ALIAS : PRVDRSRL
 STANDARD ALIAS : MEDPAR_PRVDR_NUM_SRL_CD
  
 LENGTH         : 3
  
 DERIVATIONS :
 This field comes from positions 4 - 6 of the provider
 number on the first claim record included in the stay.
  
 SOURCE         : NCH