Record Layout Summary for Medicare Institutional Data
(Version H, Variable Block Data)
| SAS NAME | Short Description | Type | Length | IP/SNF text |
OP text |
HHA text |
Hospice text |
| SAS | SAS | SAS | SAS | ||||
| REC_LEN | Record Length Count | PACK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| REC_LVL | NCH Near-Line Record Version Code | CHAR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| RIC_CD | NCH Near Line Record Identification Code | CHAR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| MQA_RIC | NCH MQA RIC Code | CHAR | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PE_RIC | NCH Payment and Edit Record Identification Code | CHAR | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| TRANS_CD | Claim Transaction Code | CHAR | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| CLM_TYPE | NCH Claim Type Code | CHAR | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| FAC_TYPE | Claim Facility Type Code | CHAR | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| TYPESRVC | Claim Service Classification Type Code | CHAR | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| FREQ_CD | Claim Frequency Code | CHAR | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| QUERY_CD | Claim Query Code | CHAR | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| MQAQUERY | NCH MQA Query Patch Code | CHAR | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| DISP_CD | Claim Disposition Code | CHAR | 2 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| EDITDISP | NCH Edit Disposition Code | CHAR | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| HIC | Health Insurance Claim Number | CHAR | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAN | Beneficiary Claim Account Number | CHAR | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| EQ_BIC | NCH Category Equatable Beneficiary Identification | CHAR | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| BIC | Beneficiary Identification Code | CHAR | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| BIC_MDFY | NCH Claim BIC Modify H Code | CHAR | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| ST_SGMT | NCH State Segment Code | CHAR | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| STATE_CD | Beneficiary Residence SSA Standard State Code | CHAR | 2 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| CNTY_CD | Beneficiary Residence SSA Standard County Code | CHAR | 3 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| FROM_DT | Claim From Date | NUM | 8 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| THRU_DT | Claim Through Date | NUM | 8 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| RCPT_DT | FI Claim Receipt Date | NUM | 8 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| ACRTN_DT | CWF Claim Accretion Date | NUM | 8 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| ACRTN_NM | CWF Claim Accretion Number | PACK | 2 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| SCHLD_DT | FI Claim Scheduled Payment Date | NUM | 8 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| FRWRD_DT | CWF Forwarded Date | NUM | 8 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| DAILY_DT | NCH Daily Process Date | NUM | 8 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| WKLY_DT | NCH Weekly Claim Processing Date | NUM | 8 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| FI_NUM | FI Number | CHAR | 5 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| ASGN_NUM | CWF Claim Assigned Number | CHAR | 8 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| FIBATCH | CWF Transmission Batch Number | CHAR | 4 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| BENE_ZIP | Beneficiary Mailing Contact ZIP Code | CHAR | 9 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| SEX | Beneficiary Sex Identification Code | CHAR | 1 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| RACE | Beneficiary Race Code | CHAR | 1 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
| BENE_DOB | Beneficiary Birth Date | NUM | 8 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| MS_CD | CWF Beneficiary Medicare Status Code | CHAR | 2 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
| SURNAME | Claim Patient 6 Position Surname | CHAR | 6 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| FRSTINIT | Claim Patient 1st Initial Given Name | CHAR | 1 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
| MDL_INIT | Claim Patient First Initial Middle Name | CHAR | 1 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| CWFLOCCD | Beneficiary CWF Location Code | CHAR | 1 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
| PDGNS_CD | Claim Principal Diagnosis Code | CHAR | 5 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
| PMT_AMT | Claim Payment Amount | PACK | 6 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
| PRPAYAMT | NCH Primary Payer Claim Paid Amount | PACK | 6 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
| PRPAY_CD | NCH Primary Payer Code | CHAR | 1 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
| CLM_CNTL | FI Document Claim Control Number | CHAR | 23 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| ORIGCNTL | FI Original Claim Control Number | CHAR | 23 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
| CANCELCD | FI Requested Claim Cancel Reason Code | CHAR | 1 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| ACTIONCD | FI Claim Action Code | CHAR | 1 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 |
| APRVL_DT | FI Claim Process Date | NUM | 8 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 |
| PROVIDER | Provider Number | CHAR | 6 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
| PRSTATE | NCH Provider State Code | CHAR | 2 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| ORGNPINM | Organization NPI Number | CHAR | 8 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
| ORGLOCCD | Organization Provider Location Code | CHAR | 2 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 |
| AT_UPIN | Claim Attending Physician UPIN Number | CHAR | 6 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 |
| AT_NPI | Claim Attending Physician NPI Number | CHAR | 8 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| AT_LOC | Claim Attending Physician Location Code | CHAR | 2 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
| AT_SRNM | Claim Attending Physician Surname | CHAR | 6 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 |
| AT_GVNNM | Claim Attending Physician Given Name | CHAR | 1 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
| AT_MDL | Claim Attending Physician Middle Initial Name | CHAR | 1 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| OP_UPIN | Claim Operating Physician UPIN Number | CHAR | 6 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| OP_NPI | Claim Operating Physician NPI Number | CHAR | 8 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| OP_LOC | Claim Operating Physician Location Code | CHAR | 2 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 |
| OP_SRNM | Claim Operating Physician Surname | CHAR | 6 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
| OP_GVN | Claim Operating Physician Given Name | CHAR | 1 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
| OP_MDL | Claim Operating Physician Middle Initial Name | CHAR | 1 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| OT_UPIN | Claim Other Physician UPIN Number | CHAR | 6 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 |
| OT_NPI | Claim Other Physician NPI Number | CHAR | 8 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
| OT_LOC | Claim Other Physician Location Code | CHAR | 2 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 |
| OT_SRNM | Claim Other Physician Surname | CHAR | 6 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
| OT_GVN | Claim Other Physician Given Name | CHAR | 1 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| OT_MDL | Claim Other Physician Middle Initial Name | CHAR | 1 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
| MDCD_PRV | Medicaid Provider Identification Number | CHAR | 13 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
| MDCDINFO | Claim Medicaid Information Code | CHAR | 4 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 |
| MCOPDSW | Claim MCO Paid Switch | CHAR | 1 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 |
| AUTHRZTN | Claim Treatment Authorization Number | CHAR | 18 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
| PTNTCNTL | Patient Control Number | CHAR | 20 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| MDCL_REC | Claim Medical Record Number | CHAR | 17 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
| PRO_CNTL | Claim PRO Control Number | CHAR | 12 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
| PRO_DT | Claim PRO Process Date | NUM | 8 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
| STUS_CD | Patient Discharge Status Code | CHAR | 2 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
| DGNS_E | Claim Diagnosis E Code | CHAR | 5 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 |
| PPS_IND | Claim PPS Indicator Code | CHAR | 1 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| TOT_CHRG | Claim Total Charge Amount | PACK | 6 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
| EDCNT | NCH Edit Code Count | NUM | 2 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 |
| PATCNT | NCH Patch Code Count | NUM | 2 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 |
| MCOCNT | MCO Period Count | NUM | 1 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
| PAYCNT | Claim PAYERID Count | NUM | 1 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 |
| DEMCNT | Claim Demonstration ID Count | NUM | 1 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 |
| DGNCNT | Claim Diagnosis Code Count | NUM | 2 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
| PRCNT | Claim Procedure Code Count | NUM | 2 | 97 | 97 | - | 97 |
| CONCNT | Claim Related Condition Code Count | NUM | 2 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 |
| OCRCNT | Claim Related Occurrence Code Count | NUM | 2 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
| SPNCNT | Claim Occurrence Span Code Count | NUM | 2 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| VALCNT | Claim Value Code Count | NUM | 2 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 |
| REVCNT | Claim Revenue Center Code Count | NUM | 2 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 |
| ADMSN_DT | Claim Admission Date | NUM | 8 | 104 | - | - | - |
| TYPE_ADM | Claim Inpatient Admission Type Code | CHAR | 1 | 105 | - | - | - |
| SRC_ADMS | Claim Source Inpatient Admission Code | CHAR | 1 | 106 | - | - | - |
| AD_DGNS | Claim Admitting Diagnosis | CHAR | 5 | 107 | - | - | - |
| PTNTSTUS | NCH Patient Status Indicator Code | CHAR | 1 | 109 | - | - | 104 |
| APRVL_CD | NCH Inpatient Pro Approval | CHAR | 1 | 110 | - | - | - |
| PRO_FROM | NCH IP PRO Approval Service From Date | NUM | 8 | 111 | - | - | - |
| PRO_THRU | NCH Inpatient PRO Approval Service Thru Date | NUM | 8 | 112 | - | - | - |
| GRC_DAY | NCH Inpatient PRO Approval Grace Day Count | NUM | 1 | 113 | - | - | - |
| PER_DIEM | Claim Pass Thru Per Diem Amount | PACK | 6 | 114 | - | - | - |
| DED_AMT | NCH Beneficiary Inpatient Deductible Amount | PACK | 6 | 115 | - | - | - |
| COIN_AMT | NCH Beneficiary Part A Coinsurance Liability Amount | PACK | 6 | 116 | - | - | - |
| BLDDEDAM | NCH Beneficiary Blood Deductible Liability Amount | PACK | 6 | 117 | 106 | - | - |
| BLDTCHRG | NCH Blood Total Charge Amount | PACK | 6 | 118 | - | - | - |
| BLDNCHRG | NCH Blood Non-Covered Charge Amount | PACK | 6 | 119 | - | - | - |
| PCCHGAMT | NCH Professional Component Charge Amount | PACK | 6 | 120 | 109 | - | - |
| NCCHGAMT | NCH Inpatient Noncovered Charge Amount | PACK | 6 | 121 | - | - | - |
| TDEDAMT | NCH Inpatient Total Deduction Amount | PACK | 6 | 122 | - | - | - |
| PPS_CPTL | Claim Total PPS Capital Amount | PACK | 6 | 123 | - | - | - |
| CPTL_HSP | Claim PPS Capital HSP Amount | PACK | 6 | 124 | - | - | - |
| CPTL_FSP | Claim PPS Capital FSP Amount | PACK | 6 | 125 | - | - | - |
| CPTLOUTL | Claim PPS Capital Outlier Amount | PACK | 6 | 126 | - | - | - |
| DISP_SHR | Claim PPS Capital Disproportionate Share | PACK | 6 | 127 | - | - | - |
| IME_AMT | Claim PPS Capital IME Amount | PACK | 6 | 128 | - | - | - |
| CPTL_EXP | Claim PPS Capital Exception Amount | PACK | 6 | 129 | - | - | - |
| HLDHRMLS | Claim PPS Old Capital Hold Harmless Amount | PACK | 6 | 130 | - | - | - |
| DSCHFRCT | Claim PPS Capital Discharge Fraction Percent | PACK | 3 | 131 | - | - | - |
| DRGWTAMT | Claim PPS Capital DRG Weight Number | PACK | 4 | 132 | - | - | - |
| UTIL_DAY | Claim Utilization Day Count | PACK | 2 | 134 | - | - | 109 |
| CR_DAY | Claim Cost Report Days Count | PACK | 2 | 135 | - | - | - |
| COIN_DAY | Beneficiary Total Coinsurance Days Count | PACK | 2 | 136 | - | - | - |
| COYR1DAY | Claim Coinsurance Year 1 Day Count | PACK | 2 | 137 | - | - | - |
| COYR1AMT | NCH Coinsurance Year 1 Rate Amount | PACK | 6 | 138 | - | - | - |
| COYR2DAY | Claim Coinsurance Year 2 Day Count | PACK | 2 | 139 | - | - | - |
| COYR2AMT | NCH Coinsurance Year 2 Rate Amount | PACK | 6 | 140 | - | - | - |
| LRD_USE | Beneficiary LRD Used Count | PACK | 2 | 141 | - | - | - |
| NUTILDAY | Claim Non Utilization Days Count | PACK | 3 | 142 | - | - | - |
| PSYCHDAY | Beneficiary Prior Psychiatric Day Count | PACK | 2 | 143 | - | - | - |
| BLDFRNSH | NCH Blood Pints Furnished Quantity | PACK | 2 | 144 | 114 | - | - |
| BLD_RPLC | NCH Blood Pints Replaced Quantity | PACK | 2 | 145 | 115 | - | - |
| BLDNRPLC | NCH Blood Pints Not Replaced Quantity | PACK | 2 | 146 | 116 | - | - |
| BLDDEDPT | NCH Blood Deductible Pints Quantity | PACK | 2 | 147 | 117 | - | - |
| QLFYFROM | NCH Qualified Stay From Date | NUM | 8 | 148 | - | 105 | - |
| QLFYTHRU | NCH Qualify Stay Through Date | NUM | 8 | 149 | - | 106 | - |
| NCOVFROM | NCH Verified Noncovered Stay From Date | NUM | 8 | 150 | - | - | - |
| NCOVTHRU | NCH Verified Noncovered Stay Through Date | NUM | 8 | 151 | - | - | - |
| GURPMTDT | NCH Provider Guaranteed Payment Start Date | NUM | 8 | 152 | - | - | - |
| URNTCDT | NCH Utilization Review Notice Received Date | NUM | 8 | 153 | - | - | - |
| CARETHRU | NCH Active or Covered Level Care Thru Date | NUM | 8 | 154 | - | - | - |
| EXHST_DT | NCH Beneficiary Medicare Benefits Exhausted Date | NUM | 8 | 155 | - | - | 106 |
| DSCHRGDT | NCH Beneficiary Discharge Date | NUM | 8 | 156 | - | 107 | 107 |
| NOPAY_CD | Claim Medicare Non Payment Reason Code | CHAR | 1 | 158 | - | - | - |
| DRG_CD | Claim Diagnosis Related Group Code | CHAR | 3 | 159 | - | - | - |
| OUTLR_CD | Claim Diagnosis Related Group Outlier Stay Code | CHAR | 1 | 160 | - | - | - |
| OUTLRPMT | NCH DRG Outlier Approved Payment Amount | PACK | 6 | 161 | - | - | - |
| KRON_IND | Claim KRON Indicator Code | CHAR | 1 | 162 | - | - | - |
| EDITIND | NCH Edit Trailer Indicator Code | CHAR | 1 | 164 | 121 | 110 | 112 |
| EDIT_CD | NCH Edit Code | CHAR | 4 | 165 | 122 | 111 | 113 |
| PATCHIND | NCH Patch Trailer Indicator Code | CHAR | 1 | 166 | 123 | 112 | 114 |
| PATCHCD | NCH Patch Code | CHAR | 2 | 167 | 124 | 113 | 115 |
| PATCHDT | NCH Patch Applied Date | NUM | 8 | 168 | 125 | 114 | 116 |
| MCOIND | NCH MCO Trailer Indicator Code | CHAR | 1 | 169 | 126 | 115 | 117 |
| MCONUM | MCO Contract Number | CHAR | 5 | 170 | 127 | 116 | 118 |
| MCOOPTN | MCO Option Code | CHAR | 1 | 171 | 128 | 117 | 119 |
| MCOEFFDT | MCO Period Effective Date | NUM | 8 | 172 | 129 | 118 | 120 |
| MCOTRMDT | MCO Period Termination Date | NUM | 8 | 173 | 130 | 119 | 121 |
| MCOPAYID | MCO PAYERID Number | CHAR | 9 | 174 | 131 | 120 | 122 |
| PAYERIND | NCH PAYERID Trailer Indicator Code | CHAR | 1 | 175 | 132 | 121 | 123 |
| PAYIDCD | Claim PAYERID Code | CHAR | 1 | 176 | 133 | 122 | 124 |
| PAYIDNUM | Claim PAYERID Number | CHAR | 9 | 177 | 134 | 123 | 125 |
| DEMOIND | NCH Demonstration Trailer Indicator Code | CHAR | 1 | 178 | 135 | 124 | 126 |
| DEMONUM | Claim Demonstration Identification Number | CHAR | 2 | 179 | 136 | 125 | 127 |
| DEMOTXT | Claim Demonstration Information Text | CHAR | 15 | 180 | 137 | 126 | 128 |
| DGNSIND | NCH Diagnosis Trailer Indicator Code | CHAR | 1 | 181 | 138 | 127 | 129 |
| DGNS_CD | Claim Diagnosis Code | CHAR | 5 | 182 | 139 | 128 | 130 |
| PRCDRIND | NCH Procedure Trailer Indicator Code | CHAR | 1 | 184 | 141 | - | 132 |
| PRCDR_CD | Claim Procedure Code | CHAR | 4 | 185 | 142 | - | 133 |
| PRCDR_DT | Claim Procedure Performed Date | NUM | 8 | 187 | 144 | - | 135 |
| CONDIND | NCH Condition Trailer Indicator Code | CHAR | 1 | 188 | 145 | 130 | 136 |
| RLT_COND | Claim Related Condition Code | CHAR | 2 | 189 | 146 | 131 | 137 |
| OCRNCIND | NCH Occurrence Trailer Indicator Code | CHAR | 1 | 190 | 147 | 132 | 138 |
| OCRNC_CD | Claim Related Occurrence Code | CHAR | 2 | 191 | 148 | 133 | 139 |
| OCRNCDT | Claim Related Occurrence Date | NUM | 8 | 192 | 149 | 134 | 140 |
| SPANIND | NCH Span Trailer Indicator Code | CHAR | 1 | 193 | 150 | 135 | 141 |
| SPAN_CD | Claim Occurrence Span Code | CHAR | 2 | 194 | 151 | 136 | 142 |
| SPANFROM | Claim Occurrence Span From Date | NUM | 8 | 195 | 152 | 137 | 143 |
| SPANTHRU | Claim Occurrence Span Through Date | NUM | 8 | 196 | 153 | 138 | 144 |
| VALIND | NCH Value Trailer Indicator Code | CHAR | 1 | 197 | 154 | 139 | 145 |
| VAL_CD | Claim Value Code | CHAR | 2 | 198 | 155 | 140 | 146 |
| VAL_AMT | Claim Value Amount | PACK | 6 | 199 | 156 | 141 | 147 |
| REVIND | NCH Revenue Center Trailer Indicator Code | CHAR | 1 | 200 | 157 | 142 | 148 |