NAME              TYPE   LENGTH
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52. Claim Patient 1st Initial    CHAR      1
    Given Name

The first initial of the Medicare patient's
given name (first name) as reported by the
provider on the claim.

NOTE1: Prior to Version H, this field was only
       present on the IP/SNF claim record.
       Effective with Version H, this field
       is present on all claim types.

NOTE2: For OP, HHA, Hospice and all Carrier claims,
       data was populated beginning with NCH
       weekly process date 10/3/97.  Claims
       processed prior to 10/3/97 will contain
       spaces in this field.

COMMON ALIAS: PATIENT_GIVEN_NAME
DB2 ALIAS: 1ST_INITL_GVN_NAME
SAS ALIAS: FRSTINIT
STANDARD ALIAS: CLM_PTNT_1ST_INITL_GVN_NAME
TITLE ALIAS: PATIENT_FIRST_INITIAL

SOURCE:
CWF