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Medicare Institutional Data
(Version I, Variable Block Data)

Browse variable description, download data dictionary, (pdf or text)
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Inpatient [IP],Skilled Nursing Facility [SNF],Outpatient [OP],Home Health Agency [HHA],Hospice [Hospice]

SAS Name Short Description Type Length IP/SNF OP HHA Hospice
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DSY_USER DESY System User CHAR 30 1 1 1 1
DSY_SKEY DESY Sort Key CHAR 9 3 3 3 3
REC_LEN Record Length Count NUM 3 4 4 4 4
REC_LVL NCH Near-Line Record Version code CHAR 1 5 5 5 5
RIC_CD NCH Near Line Record Identification Code CHAR 1 6 6 6 6
MQA_RIC NCH MQA RIC Code CHAR 1 7 7 7 7
CLM_TYPE NCH Claim Type Code CHAR 2 8 8 8 8
CAN Beneficiary Claim Account Number CHAR 9 9 9 9 9
EQ_BIC NCH Category Equatable Beneficiary Identification Code CHAR 2 10 10 10 10
BIC Beneficiary Identification Code CHAR 2 11 11 11 11
ST_SGMT NCH State Segment Code CHAR 1 12 12 12 12
STATE_CD Beneficiary Residence SSA Standard State Code CHAR 2 13 13 13 13
FROM_DT Claim From Date CHAR 8 14 14 14 14
THRU_DT Claim Through Date CHAR 8 15 15 15 15
WKLY_DT NCH Weekly Claim Processing Date CHAR 8 16 16 16 16
ACRTN_DT CWF Claim Accretion Date CHAR 8 17 17 17 17
ACRTN_NM CWF Claim Accretion Number NUM 2 18 18 18 18
CLM_CNTL FI Document Claim Control Number CHAR 23 19 19 19 19
ORIGCNTL FI Original Claim Control Number CHAR 23 20 20 20 20
QUERY_CD Claim Query Code CHAR 1 21 21 21 21
PROVIDER Provider Number CHAR 6 22 22 22 22
DAILY_DT NCH Daily Process Date CHAR 8 23 23 23 23
LINK_NUM NCH Segment Link Number NUM 5 24 24 24 24
SGMT_CNT Claim Total Segment Count NUM 2 25 25 25 25
SGMT_NUM Claim Segment Number NUM 2 26 26 26 26
LINECNT Claim Total Line Count NUM 3 27 27 27 27
SGMTLINE Claim Segment Line Count NUM 2 28 28 28 28
PE_RIC NCH Payment and Edit Record Identification Code CHAR 1 29 29 29 29
TRANS_CD Claim Transaction Code CHAR 1 30 30 30 30
FAC_TYPE Claim Facility Type Code CHAR 1 32 32 32 32
TYPESRVC Claim Service classification Type Code CHAR 1 33 33 33 33
FREQ_CD Claim Frequency Code CHAR 1 34 34 34 34
MQAQUERY NCH MQA Query Patch Code CHAR 1 35 35 35 35
DISP_CD Claim Disposition Code CHAR 2 36 36 36 36
EDITDISP NCH Edit Disposition Code CHAR 2 37 37 37 37
BIC_MDFY NCH Claim BIC Modify H Code CHAR 1 38 38 38 38
CNTY_CD Beneficiary Residence SSA tandard county code CHAR 3 39 39 39 39
RCPT_DT FI Claim Receipt Date CHAR 8 40 40 40 40
SCHLD_DT FI Claim Scheduled Payment Date CHAR 8 41 41 41 41
FRWRD_DT CWF Forwarded Date CHAR 8 42 42 42 42
FI_NUM FI Number CHAR 5 43 43 43 43
ASGN_NUM CWF Claim Assigned Number CHAR 8 44 44 44 44
FIBATCH CWF Transmission Batch Number CHAR 4 45 45 45 45
BENE_ZIP Beneficiary Mailing Contact ZIP Code CHAR 9 46 46 46 46
SEX Beneficiary Sex Identification Code CHAR 1 47 47 47 47
RACE Beneficiary Race Code CHAR 1 48 48 48 48
BENE_DOB Beneficiary Birth Date CHAR 8 49 49 49 49
MS_CD CWF Beneficiary Medicare Status Code CHAR 2 50 50 50 50
SURNAME Claim Patient 6 Position Surname CHAR 6 51 51 51 51
FRSTINIT Claim Patient 1st Initial Given Name CHAR 1 52 52 52 52
MDL_INIT Claim Patient First Initial Middle Name CHAR 1 54 54 54 54
CWFLOCCD Beneficiary CWF Location Code CHAR 1 55 55 55 55
PDGNS_CD Claim Principal Diagnosis Code CHAR 5 56 56 56 56
NOPAY_CD Claim Medicare Non Payment Reason Code CHAR 1 57 57 57 57
TRTMT_CD Claim Excepted/Nonexcepted Medical Treatment Code CHAR 1 58 58 58 58
PMT_AMT Claim Payment Amount NUM 6.2 59 59 59 59
PRPAYAMT NCH Primary Payer Claim Paid Amount NUM 6.2 60 60 60 60
PRPAY_CD NCH Primary Payer Code CHAR 1 61 61 61 61
CANCELCD FI Requested Claim Cancel Reason Code CHAR 1 62 62 62 62
ACTIONCD FI Claim Action Code CHAR 1 63 63 63 63
APRVL_DT FI Claim Process Date CHAR 8 64 64 64 64
PRSTATE NCH Provider State Code CHAR 2 65 65 65 65
ORGNPINM Organization NPI Number CHAR 10 66 66 66 66
AT_UPIN Claim Attending Physician UPIN Number CHAR 6 67 67 67 67
AT_NPI Claim Attending Physician NPI Number CHAR 10 68 68 68 68
AT_SRNM Claim Attending Physician Surname CHAR 6 69 69 69 69
AT_GVNNM Claim Attending Physician Given Name CHAR 1 70 70 70 70
AT_MDL Claim Attending Physician Middle Initial Name CHAR 1 71 71 71 71
OP_UPIN Claim Operating Physician UPIN Number CHAR 6 72 72 72 72
OP_NPI Claim Operating Physician NPI Number CHAR 10 73 73 73 73
OP_SRNM Claim Operating Physician Surname CHAR 6 74 74 74 74
OP_GVN Claim Operating Physician Given Name CHAR 1 75 75 75 75
OP_MDL Claim Operating Physician Middle Initial Name CHAR 1 76 76 76 76
OT_UPIN Claim Other Physician UPIN Number CHAR 6 77 77 77 77
OT_NPI Claim Other Physician NPI Number CHAR 10 78 78 78 78
OT_SRNM Claim Other Physician Surname CHAR 6 79 79 79 79
OT_GVN Claim Other Physician Given Name CHAR 1 80 80 80 80
OT_MDL Claim Other Physician Middle Initial Name CHAR 1 81 81 81 81
MDCD_PRV Medicaid Provider Identification Number CHAR 13 82 82 82 82
MDCDINFO Claim Medicaid Information Code CHAR 4 83 83 83 83
MCOPDSW Claim MCO Paid Switch CHAR 1 84 84 84 84
AUTHRZTN Claim Treatment Authorization Number CHAR 18 85 85 85 85
PTNTCNTL Patient Control Number CHAR 20 86 86 86 86
MDCL_REC Claim Medical Record Number CHAR 17 87 87 87 87
PRO_CNTL Claim PRO Control Number CHAR 12 88 88 88 88
PRO_DT Claim PRO Process Date CHAR 8 89 89 89 89
STUS_CD Patient Discharge Status Code CHAR 2 90 90 90 90
DGNS_E Claim Diagnosis E Code CHAR 5 91 91 91 91
PPS_IND Claim PPS Indicator Code CHAR 1 90 90 90 90
TOT_CHRG Claim Total Charge Amount NUM 6.2 91 91 91 91
IPEDCNT Inpatient/SNF NCH Edit Code Count NUM 2 96 - - -
IPPATCNT Inpatient/SNF NCH Patch Code Count NUM 2 97 - - -
IPMCOCNT Inpatient/SNF MCO Period Count NUM 1 98 - - -
IPPLANID Inpatient/SNF Claim Health PlanID Count NUM 1 99 - - -
IPDEMCNT BEF Inpatient/SNF Claim Demonstration ID Count NUM 1 100 - - -
IPDGNCNT Inpatient/SNF Claim Diagnosis Code Count NUM 2 101 - - -
IPPRCNT Inpatient/SNF Claim Procedure Code Count NUM 2 102 - - -
IPCONCNT Inpatient/SNF Claim Related Condition Code Count NUM 2 103 - - -
IPOCRCNT Inpatient/SNF Claim Related Occurrence Code Count NUM 2 104 - - -
IPSPNCNT Inpatient/SNF Claim Occurrence Span Code Count NUM 2 105 - - -
IPVALCNT Inpatient/SNF Claim Value Code Count NUM 2 106 - - -
IPREVCNT Inpatient/SNF Revenue Center Code Count NUM 2 107 - - -
ADMSN_DT Claim Admission Date CHAR 8 109 - - -
TYPE_ADM Claim Inpatient Admission Type Code CHAR 1 110 - - -
SRC_ADMS Claim Source Inpatient Admission Code CHAR 1 111 - - -
AD_DGNS Claim Admitting Diagnosis Code CHAR 5 112 - - -
PTNTSTUS NCH Patient Status Indicator Code CHAR 1 113 - - 109
APRVL_CD NCH Inpatient Pro Approval Type Code CHAR 1 115 - - -
PRO_FROM NCH Inpatient PRO Approval Service From Date CHAR 8 116 - - -
PRO_THRU NCH Inpatient PRO Approval Service Thru Date CHAR 8 117 - - -
GRC_DAY NCH Inpatient PRO Approval Grace Day Count NUM 1 118 - - -
PER_DIEM Claim Pass Thru Per Diem Amount NUM 6.2 119 - - -
DED_AMT NCH Beneficiary Inpatient Deductible Amount NUM 6.2 120 - - -
COIN_AMT NCH Beneficiary Part A Coinsurance Liability Amount NUM 6.2 121 - - -
BLDDEDAM NCH Beneficiary Blood Deductible Liability Amount NUM 6.2 122 111 - -
BLDTCHRG NCH Blood Total Charge Amount NUM 6.2 123 - - -
BLDNCHRG NCH Blood Non-Covered Charge Amount NUM 6.2 124 - - -
PCCHGAMT NCH Professional Component Charge Amount NUM 6.2 125 114 - -
NCCHGAMT NCH Inpatient Noncovered Charge Amount NUM 6.2 126 - - -
TDEDAMT NCH Inpatient Total Deduction Amount NUM 6.2 127 - - -
PPS_CPTL Claim Total PPS Capital Amount NUM 6.2 128 - - -
CPTL_HSP Claim PPS Capital HSP Amount NUM 6.2 129 - - -
CPTL_FSP Claim PPS Capital FSP Amount NUM 6.2 130 - - -
CPTLOUTL Claim PPS Capital Outlier Amount NUM 6.2 131 - - -
DISP_SHR Claim PPS Capital Disproportionate Share Amount NUM 6.2 132 - - -
IME_AMT Claim PPS Capital IME Amount NUM 6.2 133 - - -
CPTL_EXP Claim PPS Capital Exception Amount NUM 6.2 134 - - -
HLDHRMLS Claim PPS Old Capital Hold Harmless Amount NUM 6.2 135 - - -
DSCHFRCT Claim PPS Capital Discharge Fraction Percent NUM 3.4 136 - - -
DRGWTAMT Claim PPS Capital DRG Weight Number NUM 4.4 137 - - -
UTIL_DAY Claim Utilization Day Count NUM 2 138 - - 111
CR_DAY Claim Cost Report Days Count NUM 2 139 - - -
COIN_DAY Beneficiary Total Coinsurance Days Count NUM 2 140 - - -
COYR1DAY Claim Coinsurance Year 1 Day Count NUM 2 141 - - -
COYR1AMT NCH Coinsurance Year 1 Rate Amount NUM 6.2 142 - - -
COYR2DAY Claim Coinsurance Year 2 Day Count NUM 2 143 - - -
COYR2AMT NCH Coinsurance Year 2 Rate Amount NUM 6.2 144 - - -
LRD_USE Beneficiary LRD Used Count NUM 2 145 - - -
NUTILDAY Claim Non Utilization Days Count NUM 3 146 - - -
PSYCHDAY Beneficiary Prior Psychiatric Day Count NUM 2 147 - - -
BLDFRNSH NCH Blood Pints Furnished Quantity NUM 2 148 118 - -
BLD_RPLC NCH Blood Pints Replaced Quantity NUM 2 149 119 - -
BLDNRPLC NCH Blood Pints Not Replaced Quantity NUM 2 150 120 - -
BLDDEDPT NCH Blood Deductible Pints Quantity NUM 2 151 121 - -
QLFYFROM NCH Qualified Stay From Date CHAR 8 152 - 112 -
QLFYTHRU NCH Qualify Stay Through Date CHAR 8 153 - 113 -
NCOVFROM NCH Verified Noncovered Stay From Date CHAR 8 154 - - -
NCOVTHRU NCH Verified Noncovered Stay Through Date CHAR 8 155 - - -
GURPMTDT NCH Provider Guaranteed Payment Start Date CHAR 8 156 - - -
URNTCDT NCH Utilization Review Notice Received Date CHAR 8 157 - - -
CARETHRU NCH Active or Covered Level Care Thru Date CHAR 8 158 - - -
EXHST_DT NCH Beneficiary Medicare Benefits Exhausted Date CHAR 8 159 - - 111
DSCHRGDT NCH Beneficiary Discharge Date CHAR 8 160 - 114 112
DRG_CD Claim Diagnosis Related Group Code CHAR 3 161 - - -
OUTLR_CD Claim Diagnosis Related Group Outlier Stay Code CHAR 1 163 - - -
OUTLRPMT NCH DRG Outlier Approved Payment Amount NUM 6.2 164 - - -
KRON_IND Claim KRON Indicator Code CHAR 1 165 - - -
EDITIND NCH Edit Trailer Indicator Code CHAR 1 166 125 117 116
EDIT_CD NCH Edit Code CHAR 4 167 126 118 117
PATCHIND NCH Patch Trailer Indicator Code CHAR 1 168 127 118
PATCHCD NCH Patch Code CHAR 2 169 128 120 119
PATCHDT NCH Patch Applied Date CHAR 8 170 129 121 120
MCOIND NCH MCO Trailer Indicator Code CHAR 1 171 130 122 121
MCONUM MCO Contract Number CHAR 5 172 131 123 122
MCOOPTN MCO Option Code CHAR 1 173 132 124 123
MCOEFFDT MCO Period Effective Date CHAR 8 174 133 125 124
MCOTRMDT MCO Period Termination Date CHAR