NAME              TYPE   LENGTH
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6. NCH Near Line Record         CHAR      1
   Identification Code

A code defining the type of claim record being processed.

COMMON ALIAS: RIC
DB2 ALIAS: NEAR_LINE_RIC_CD
SAS ALIAS: RIC_CD
STANDARD ALIAS: NCH_NEAR_LINE_RIC_CD
TITLE ALIAS: RIC

CODES:

NCH Near-Line Record Identification Code Table
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O = Part B physician/supplier claim
    record (processed by local carriers;
    can include DMEPOS services)
V = Part A institutional claim record
    (inpatient (IP), skilled nursing
    facility (SNF), christian science
    (CS), home health agency (HHA), or
    hospice)
W = Part B institutional claim record
    (outpatient (OP), HHA)
U = Both Part A and B institutional home
    health agency (HHA) claim records --
    due to HHPPS and HHA A/B split.
    (effective 10/00)
M = Part B DMEPOS claim record (processed
    by DME Regional Carrier) (effective 10/93)

COMMENT:
Prior to Version H this field was named:
RIC_CD.

SOURCE:
NCH