"Variable Name","Variable Label (VAR)","VAR Type","VAR Length","Range of Values","Value Description"
"SURVEY","NCHS SURVEY NAME","Char",20,"-","-"
"PUBLICID","NHIS PUBLIC USE ID","Char",14,"ID","-"
"SEQN","NHANES SAMPLE SEQUENCE NUMBER (PUBLIC ID)","Num",8,"ID","-"
"RESNUM","NNHS RESIDENT ID NUMBER (PUBLIC)","Num",8,"ID","-"
"PATNUM","Patient/Discharge Record (Case) Number in public-use file","Num",8,"ID","-"
"FILE_YEAR4","Beneficiary Enrollment Reference Year (YYYY)","Num",4,"1999-2013","-"
"NCHS_CLM_ID","NCHS CLAIM ID","Num",8,"-","-"
"LINE_NUM","Claim Line Number","Num",8,"-","-"
"NCH_CLM_TYPE_CD","NCH Claim Type Code","Char",2,81,"RIC M DMERC non-DMEPOS claim"
"NCH_CLM_TYPE_CD","NCH Claim Type Code","Char",2,82,"RIC M DMERC DMEPOS claim"
"CLM_THRU_DT","Claim Through Date  (Determines Year of Claim)","Num",4,"-","-"
"TAX_NUM","Line Provider Tax Number","Char",10,"-","-"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,"**OTHER**","Unknown"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,01,"General practice"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,02,"General surgery"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,03,"Allergy/immunology"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,04,"Otolaryngology"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,05,"Anesthesiology"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,06,"Cardiology"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,07,"Dermatology"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,08,"Family practice"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,10,"Gastroenterology"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,11,"Internal medicine"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,12,"Osteopathic manipulative therapy"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,13,"Neurology"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,14,"Neurosurgery"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,16,"Obstetrics/gynecology"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,18,"Ophthalmology"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,19,"Oral surgery (dentists only)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,20,"Orthopedic surgery"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,22,"Pathology"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,24,"Plastic and reconstructive surgery"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,25,"Physical medicine and rehabilitation"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,26,"Psychiatry"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,29,"Pulmonary disease"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,30,"Diagnostic radiology"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,33,"Thoracic surgery"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,34,"Urology"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,35,"Chiropractic"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,37,"Pediatric medicine"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,38,"Geriatric medicine"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,39,"Nephrology"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,40,"Hand surgery"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,41,"Optometry (revised 10/93 to mean optometrist)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,43,"CRNA (eff. 1/87) (Anesthesiologist Assistants were removed from this specialty 4/1/03)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,44,"Infectious disease"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,46,"Endocrinology (eff 5/92)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,48,"Podiatry"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,49,"Ambulatory surgical center (formerly miscellaneous)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,50,"Nurse practitioner"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,51,"Medical supply company with certified orthotist (certified by American Board for Certification in Prosthetics And Orthotics)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,52,"Medical supply company with certified prosthetist (certified by American Board for Certification In Prosthetics And Orthotics)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,53,"Medical supply company with certified prosthetist-orthotist (certified by American Board for Certification in Prosthetics and Orthotics)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,54,"Medical supply company not included in 51, 52, or 53.  (Revised 10/93 to mean medical supply company for DMERC)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,55,"Individual certified orthotist"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,56,"Individual certified prosthetist"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,57,"Individual certified prosthetist-orthotist"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,58,"Individuals not included in 55, 56, or 57, (revised 10/93  to mean medical supply company with registered pharmacist)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,59,"Ambulance service supplier, e.g., private ambulance companies, funeral homes, etc."
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,63,"Portable X-ray supplier"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,64,"Audiologist (billing independently)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,65,"Physical therapist (private practice added 4/1/03) (independently practicing removed 4/1/03)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,66,"Rheumatology (eff 5/92) Note: during 93/94 DMERC also used this to mean medical supply company with respiratory therapist"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,67,"Occupational therapist (private practice added 4/1/03) (independently practicing removed 4/1/03)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,70,"Multispecialty clinic or group practice"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,72,"Pain Management (eff. 1/1/02)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,76,"Peripheral vascular disease (eff 5/92)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,77,"Vascular surgery (eff 5/92)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,82,"Hematology (eff 5/92)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,83,"Hematology/oncology (eff 5/92)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,84,"Preventive medicine (eff 5/92)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,85,"Maxillofacial surgery (eff 5/92)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,87,"All other suppliers (e.g. drug and department stores) (note: DMERC used 87 to mean department store from 10/93 through 9/94; recoded eff 10/94 to A7; NCH cross-walked DMERC reported 87 to A7."
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,89,"Certified clinical nurse specialist"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,90,"Medical oncology (eff 5/92)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,91,"Surgical oncology (eff 5/92)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,92,"Radiation oncology (eff 5/92)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,93,"Emergency medicine (eff 5/92)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,94,"Interventional radiology (eff 5/92)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,96,"Optician (eff 10/93)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,99,"Unknown physician specialty"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,"A0","Hospital (eff 10/93) (DMERCs only)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,"A1","SNF (eff 10/93) (DMERCs only)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,"A2","Intermediate care nursing facility (eff 10/93) (DMERCs only)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,"A3","Nursing facility, other (eff 10/93) (DMERCs only)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,"A4","HHA (eff 10/93) (DMERCs only)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,"A5","Pharmacy (eff 10/93) (DMERCs only)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,"A6","Medical supply company with respiratory therapist (eff 10/93) (DMERCs only)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,"A7","Department store (for DMERC use: eff 10/94, but cross-walked from code 87 eff 10/93)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,"A8","Grocery store (for DMERC use: eff 10/94, but cross-walked from code 88 eff 10/93)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,"B1","Supplier of oxygen and/or oxygen related equipment (eff. 10/2/07)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,"B2","Pedorthic Personnel (eff. 10/2/07)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,"B3","Medical Supply Company with Pedorthic Personnel (eff. 10/2/07)"
"PRVDR_SPCLTY","Line HCFA Provider Specialty Code","Char",3,"B4","Rehabilitation Agency (eff. 10/2/07)"
"PRTCPTNG_IND_CD","Line Provider Participating Indicator Code","Char",1,1,"Participating"
"PRTCPTNG_IND_CD","Line Provider Participating Indicator Code","Char",1,2,"All or some covered and allowed expenses applied to deductible Participating"
"PRTCPTNG_IND_CD","Line Provider Participating Indicator Code","Char",1,3,"Assignment accepted/non-participating"
"PRTCPTNG_IND_CD","Line Provider Participating Indicator Code","Char",1,4,"Assignment not accepted/non-participating"
"PRTCPTNG_IND_CD","Line Provider Participating Indicator Code","Char",1,5,"Assignment accepted but all or some covered and allowed expenses applied to deductible Non-participating."
"PRTCPTNG_IND_CD","Line Provider Participating Indicator Code","Char",1,6,"Assignment not accepted and all covered and allowed expenses applied to deductible non-participating."
"PRTCPTNG_IND_CD","Line Provider Participating Indicator Code","Char",1,7,"Participating provider not accepting assignment."
"LINE_SRVC_CNT","Line Service Count","Num",4,"-","-"
"LINE_CMS_TYPE_SRVC_CD","Line HCFA Type Service Code","Char",1,1,"Medical care"
"LINE_CMS_TYPE_SRVC_CD","Line HCFA Type Service Code","Char",1,2,"Surgery"
"LINE_CMS_TYPE_SRVC_CD","Line HCFA Type Service Code","Char",1,4,"Diagnostic radiology"
"LINE_CMS_TYPE_SRVC_CD","Line HCFA Type Service Code","Char",1,5,"Diagnostic laboratory"
"LINE_CMS_TYPE_SRVC_CD","Line HCFA Type Service Code","Char",1,9,"Other medical items or services"
"LINE_CMS_TYPE_SRVC_CD","Line HCFA Type Service Code","Char",1,"A","Used durable medical equipment (DME)"
"LINE_CMS_TYPE_SRVC_CD","Line HCFA Type Service Code","Char",1,"D","Ambulance (eff 04/95)"
"LINE_CMS_TYPE_SRVC_CD","Line HCFA Type Service Code","Char",1,"E","Enteral/parenteral nutrients/supplies (eff 04/95)"
"LINE_CMS_TYPE_SRVC_CD","Line HCFA Type Service Code","Char",1,"G","Immunosuppressive drugs"
"LINE_CMS_TYPE_SRVC_CD","Line HCFA Type Service Code","Char",1,"J","Diabetic shoes (eff 04/95)"
"LINE_CMS_TYPE_SRVC_CD","Line HCFA Type Service Code","Char",1,"K","Hearing items and services (eff 04/95)"
"LINE_CMS_TYPE_SRVC_CD","Line HCFA Type Service Code","Char",1,"L","ESRD supplies (eff 04/95) (renal supplier in the home before 04/95)"
"LINE_CMS_TYPE_SRVC_CD","Line HCFA Type Service Code","Char",1,"P","Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics orthotics"
"LINE_CMS_TYPE_SRVC_CD","Line HCFA Type Service Code","Char",1,"Q","Vision items or services"
"LINE_CMS_TYPE_SRVC_CD","Line HCFA Type Service Code","Char",1,"R","Rental of DME"
"LINE_CMS_TYPE_SRVC_CD","Line HCFA Type Service Code","Char",1,"S","Surgical dressings or other medical supplies (eff 04/95)"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,"**OTHER**","Miscoded"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,11,"Office, 'Location, other than a hospital, skilled nursing facility (SNF), military treatment facility, community health center, State or local public health clinic, or intermediate care facility (ICF)"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,12,"Home, 'Location, other than a hospital or other facility, where the patient receives care in a private residence.'"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,13,"Assisted Living Facility, 'Congregate residential facility with self-contained living units providing assessment of each resident's needs and on-site support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with the ca"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,14,"Group Home, 'A residence, with shared living areas, where clients receive supervision and other services such as social and/or behavioral services, custodial service, and minimal services (e.g., medic"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,15,"Mobile Unit, 'A facility/unit that moves from place-to-place equipped to provide preventive, screening, diagnostic, and/or treatment services.'"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,16,"Temporary Lodging, 'A short term accommodation such as a hotel, camp ground, hostel, cruise ship or resort where the patient receives care, and which is not identified by any other POS code.'"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,17,"Walk-in Retail Health Clinic, 'A walk-in health clinic, other than an office, urgent care facility, pharmacy or independent clinic and not described by any other Place of Service code, that is located"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,20,"Urgent Care Facility 'Location, distinct from a hospital emergency room, an office, or a clinic, whose purpose is to diagnose and treat illness or injury for unscheduled, ambulatory patients seeking i"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,21,"Inpatient Hospital 'A facility, other than psychiatric, which primarily provides diagnostic, therapeutic (both surgical and nonsurgical), and rehabilitation services by, or under, the supervision of p"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,22,"Outpatient Hospital 'A portion of a hospital which provides diagnostic, therapeutic (both surgical and nonsurgical), and rehabilitation services to sick or injured persons who do not require hospitali"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,23,"Emergency Room - Hospital    A portion of a hospital where emergency diagnosis and treatment of illness or injury is provided."
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,24,"Ambulatory Surgical Center	'A freestanding facility, other than a physician”s office, where surgical and diagnostic services are provided on an ambulatory basis.'"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,31,"Skilled Nursing Facility  'A facility which primarily provides inpatient skilled nursing care and related services to patients who require medical, nursing, or rehabilitative services but does not pro"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,32,"Nursing Facility  'A facility which primarily provides to residents skilled nursing care and related services for the rehabilitation of injured, disabled, or sick persons, or, on a regular basis, heal"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,33,"Custodial Care Facility  'A facility which provides room, board and other personal assistance services, generally on a long-term basis, and which does not include a medical component.'"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,34,"Hospice  'A facility, other than a patient's home, in which palliative and supportive care for terminally ill patients and their families are provided.'"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,41,"Ambulance - Land  'A land vehicle specifically designed, equipped and staffed for lifesaving and transporting the sick or injured.'"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,42,"Ambulance - Air or Water  'An air or water vehicle specifically designed, equipped and staffed for lifesaving and transporting the sick or injured.'"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,49,"Independent Clinic  'A location, not part of a hospital and not described by any other Place of Service code, that is organized and operated to provide preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitat"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,50,"Federally Qualified Health Center	A facility located in a medically underserved area that provides Medicare beneficiaries preventive primary medical care under the general direction of a physician."
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,51,"Inpatient Psychiatric Facility  'A facility that provides inpatient psychiatric services for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness on a 24-hour basis, by or under the supervision of a physicia"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,52,"Psychiatric Facility-Partial Hospitalization 'A facility for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness that provides a planned therapeutic program for patients who do not require full time hospita"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,54,"Intermediate Care Facility/Mentally Retarded	A facility which primarily provides health-related care and services above the level of custodial care to mentally retarded individuals but does not provid"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,55,"Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Facility  'A facility which provides treatment for substance (alcohol and drug) abuse to live-in residents who do not require acute medical care. Services include"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,56,"Psychiatric Residential Treatment Center  A facility or distinct part of a facility for psychiatric care which provides a total 24-hour therapeutically planned and professionally staffed group living"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,60,"Mass Immunization Center  'A location where providers administer pneumococcal pneumonia and influenza virus vaccinations and submit these services as electronic media claims, paper claims, or using th"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,62,"Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility 'A facility that provides comprehensive rehabilitation services under the supervision of a physician to outpatients with physical disabilities. Service"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,65,"End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Facility  'A facility other than a hospital, which provides dialysis treatment, maintenance, and/or training to patients or caregivers on an ambulatory or home-care b"
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,72,"Rural Health Clinic	A certified facility which is located in a rural medically underserved area that provides ambulatory primary medical care under the general direction of a physician."
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,81,"Independent Laboratory  A laboratory certified to perform diagnostic and/or clinical tests independent of an institution or a physician”s office."
"LINE_PLACE_OF_SRVC_CD","Line Place Of Service Code","Char",2,99,"Other Place of Service   Other place of service not identified above."
"LINE_1ST_EXPNS_DT","Line First Expense Date","Num",4,"-","-"
"LINE_LAST_EXPNS_DT","Line Last Expense Date","Num",4,"-","-"
"HCPCS_CD","Line Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System","Char",5,"-","-"
"HCPCS_1ST_MDFR_CD","Line HCPCS Initial Modifier Code","Char",5,"-","-"
"HCPCS_2ND_MDFR_CD","Line HCPCS Second Modifier Code","Char",5,"-","-"
"BETOS_CD","Line NCH BETOS Code","Char",3,"-","-"
"LINE_NCH_PMT_AMT","Line NCH Payment Amount","Num",8,"-","-"
"LINE_BENE_PMT_AMT","Line Beneficiary Payment Amount","Num",8,"-","-"
"LINE_PRVDR_PMT_AMT","Line Provider Payment Amount","Num",8,"-","-"
"LINE_BENE_PTB_DDCTBL_AMT","Line Beneficiary Part B Deductible Amount","Num",8,"-","-"
"LINE_BENE_PRMRY_PYR_CD","Line Beneficiary Primary Payer Code","Char",1,"-","Medicare is primary payer (not sure of effective date: in use 1/91, if not earlier)"
"LINE_BENE_PRMRY_PYR_CD","Line Beneficiary Primary Payer Code","Char",1,"**OTHER**","Miscoded"
"LINE_BENE_PRMRY_PYR_CD","Line Beneficiary Primary Payer Code","Char",1,"A","Working aged bene/spouse with employer group health plan (EGHP)"
"LINE_BENE_PRMRY_PYR_CD","Line Beneficiary Primary Payer Code","Char",1,"B","End stage renal disease (ESRD) beneficiary in the 18 month coordination period with an employer group health plan"
"LINE_BENE_PRMRY_PYR_CD","Line Beneficiary Primary Payer Code","Char",1,"C","Conditional payment by Medicare; future reimbursement expected"
"LINE_BENE_PRMRY_PYR_CD","Line Beneficiary Primary Payer Code","Char",1,"D","Automobile no-fault (eff. 4/97; Prior to 3/94, also included any liability insurance)"
"LINE_BENE_PRMRY_PYR_CD","Line Beneficiary Primary Payer Code","Char",1,"E","Workers' compensation"
"LINE_BENE_PRMRY_PYR_CD","Line Beneficiary Primary Payer Code","Char",1,"F","Public Health Service or other federal agency (other than Dept. of Veterans Affairs)"
"LINE_BENE_PRMRY_PYR_CD","Line Beneficiary Primary Payer Code","Char",1,"G","Working disabled bene (under age 65 with LGHP)"
"LINE_BENE_PRMRY_PYR_CD","Line Beneficiary Primary Payer Code","Char",1,"H","Black Lung"
"LINE_BENE_PRMRY_PYR_CD","Line Beneficiary Primary Payer Code","Char",1,"I","Dept. of Veterans Affairs"
"LINE_BENE_PRMRY_PYR_CD","Line Beneficiary Primary Payer Code","Char",1,"L","Any liability insurance (eff. 4/97) (eff. 12/90 for carrier claims and 10/93 for FI claims; obsoleted for all claim types 7/1/96)"
"LINE_BENE_PRMRY_PYR_CD","Line Beneficiary Primary Payer Code","Char",1,"M","Override code: EGHP services involved (eff. 12/90 for carrier claims and 10/93 for FI claims; obsoleted for all claim types 7/1/96)"
"LINE_BENE_PRMRY_PYR_CD","Line Beneficiary Primary Payer Code","Char",1,"N","Override code: non-EGHP services involved (eff. 12/90 for carrier claims and 10/93 for FI claims; obsoleted for all claim types 7/1/96)"
"LINE_BENE_PRMRY_PYR_PD_AMT","Line Beneficiary Primary Payer Paid Amount","Num",8,"-","-"
"LINE_COINSRNC_AMT","Line Coinsurance Amount","Num",8,"-","-"
"LINE_PRMRY_ALOWD_CHRG_AMT","Line Primary Payer Allowed Charge Amount","Num",8,"-","-"
"LINE_SBMTD_CHRG_AMT","Line Submitted Charge Amount","Num",8,"-","-"
"LINE_ALOWD_CHRG_AMT","Line Allowed Charge Amount","Num",8,"-","-"
"LINE_PRCSG_IND_CD","Line Processing Indicator Code","Char",2,"**OTHER**","Miscoded"
"LINE_PRCSG_IND_CD","Line Processing Indicator Code","Char",2,12,"MSP cost avoided - BC/BS Voluntary Agreements"
"LINE_PRCSG_IND_CD","Line Processing Indicator Code","Char",2,14,"MSP cost avoided - Workman”s Compensation (WC) Datamatch"
"LINE_PRCSG_IND_CD","Line Processing Indicator Code","Char",2,21,"MSP cost avoided - MIR Group Health Plan (eff.1/2009)"
"LINE_PRCSG_IND_CD","Line Processing Indicator Code","Char",2,22,"MSP cost avoided - MIR non-Group Health Plan (eff.1/2009)"
"LINE_PRCSG_IND_CD","Line Processing Indicator Code","Char",2,"A","Allowed"
"LINE_PRCSG_IND_CD","Line Processing Indicator Code","Char",2,"B","Benefits exhausted"
"LINE_PRCSG_IND_CD","Line Processing Indicator Code","Char",2,"C","Noncovered care"
"LINE_PRCSG_IND_CD","Line Processing Indicator Code","Char",2,"I","Invalid data"
"LINE_PRCSG_IND_CD","Line Processing Indicator Code","Char",2,"M","Multiple submittal--duplicate line item"
"LINE_PRCSG_IND_CD","Line Processing Indicator Code","Char",2,"N","Medically unnecessary"
"LINE_PRCSG_IND_CD","Line Processing Indicator Code","Char",2,"O","Other"
"LINE_PRCSG_IND_CD","Line Processing Indicator Code","Char",2,"Q","MSP cost avoided (contractor #88888) -  voluntary agreement (eff. 1/98)"
"LINE_PRCSG_IND_CD","Line Processing Indicator Code","Char",2,"R","Reprocessed--adjustments based on subsequent reprocessing of claim"
"LINE_PRCSG_IND_CD","Line Processing Indicator Code","Char",2,"S","Secondary payer"
"LINE_PRCSG_IND_CD","Line Processing Indicator Code","Char",2,"T","MSP cost avoided - IEQ contractor (eff. 7/76)"
"LINE_PRCSG_IND_CD","Line Processing Indicator Code","Char",2,"U","MSP cost avoided - HMO rate cell adjustment (eff. 7/96)"
"LINE_PRCSG_IND_CD","Line Processing Indicator Code","Char",2,"V","MSP cost avoided - litigation settlement (eff. 7/96)"
"LINE_PRCSG_IND_CD","Line Processing Indicator Code","Char",2,"X","MSP cost avoided - generic"
"LINE_PRCSG_IND_CD","Line Processing Indicator Code","Char",2,"Y","MSP cost avoided - IRS/SSA data match project"
"LINE_PMT_80_100_CD","Line Payment 80%/100% Code","Char",1,"-","-"
"LINE_SERVICE_DEDUCTIBLE","Line Service Deductible Indicator Switch","Char",1,0,"SERVICE SUBJECT TO DEDUCTIBLE"
"LINE_SERVICE_DEDUCTIBLE","Line Service Deductible Indicator Switch","Char",1,1,"SERVICE NOT SUBJECT TO DEDUCTIBLE"
"LINE_ICD_DGNS_CD","Line Diagnosis Code Code","Char",7,"-","-"
"LINE_ICD_DGNS_VRSN_CD","Line Diagnosis Code Diagnosis Version Code (ICD-9 or ICD-10)","Char",1,"**OTHER**","Miscoded"
"LINE_ICD_DGNS_VRSN_CD","Line Diagnosis Code Diagnosis Version Code (ICD-9 or ICD-10)","Char",1,9,"ICD-9"
"LINE_DME_PRCHS_PRICE_AMT","Line DME Purchase Price Amount","Num",8,"-","-"
"PRVDR_NUM","DMERC Line Supplier Provider Number","Char",10,"-","-"
"PRVDR_NPI","DMERC Line Item Supplier NPI Number","Char",12,"-","-"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,"**OTHER**","Miscoded"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,01,"Alabama"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,02,"Alaska"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,03,"Arizona"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,04,"Arkansas"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,05,"California"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,06,"Colorado"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,07,"Connecticut"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,08,"Delaware"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,09,"District of Columbia"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,10,"Florida"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,11,"Georgia"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,12,"Hawaii"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,13,"Idaho"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,14,"Illinois"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,15,"Indiana"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,16,"Iowa"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,17,"Kansas"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,18,"Kentucky"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,19,"Louisiana"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,20,"Maine"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,21,"Maryland"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,22,"Massachusetts"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,23,"Michigan"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,24,"Minnesota"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,25,"Mississippi"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,26,"Missouri"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,27,"Montana"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,28,"Nebraska"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,29,"Nevada"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,30,"New Hampshire"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,31,"New Jersey"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,32,"New Mexico"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,33,"New York"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,34,"North Carolina"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,35,"North Dakota"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,36,"Ohio"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,37,"Oklahoma"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,38,"Oregon"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,39,"Pennsylvania"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,40,"Puerto Rico"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,41,"Rhode Island"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,42,"South Carolina"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,43,"South Dakota"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,44,"Tennessee"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,45,"Texas"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,46,"Utah"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,47,"Vermont"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,48,"Virgin Islands"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,49,"Virginia"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,50,"Washington"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,51,"West Virginia"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,52,"Wisconsin"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,53,"Wyoming"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,63,"U.S. Possessions"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,64,"American Samoa"
"DMERC_LINE_PRCNG_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Pricing State Code","Char",2,65,"Guam"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,"**OTHER**","Miscoded"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,01,"Alabama"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,02,"Alaska"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,03,"Arizona"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,04,"Arkansas"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,06,"Colorado"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,07,"Connecticut"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,08,"Delaware"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,09,"District of Columbia"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,10,"Florida"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,11,"Georgia"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,12,"Hawaii"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,13,"Idaho"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,14,"Illinois"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,15,"Indiana"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,16,"Iowa"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,17,"Kansas"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,18,"Kentucky"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,19,"Louisiana"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,20,"Maine"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,21,"Maryland"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,22,"Massachusetts"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,23,"Michigan"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,24,"Minnesota"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,25,"Mississippi"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,26,"Missouri"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,27,"Montana"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,28,"Nebraska"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,29,"Nevada"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,30,"New Hampshire"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,31,"New Jersey"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,32,"New Mexico"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,33,"New York"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,34,"North Carolina"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,35,"North Dakota"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,36,"Ohio"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,37,"Oklahoma"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,38,"Oregon"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,39,"Pennsylvania"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,40,"Puerto Rico"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,41,"Rhode Island"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,42,"South Carolina"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,43,"South Dakota"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,44,"Tennessee"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,46,"Utah"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,47,"Vermont"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,48,"Virgin Islands"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,49,"Virginia"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,50,"Washington"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,51,"West Virginia"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,52,"Wisconsin"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,53,"Wyoming"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,55,"California"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,67,"Texas"
"PRVDR_STATE_CD","DMERC Line Provider State Code","Char",2,98,"Guam"
"DMERC_LINE_SUPPLR_TYPE_CD","DMERC Line Supplier Type Code","Char",1,"-","-"
"HCPCS_3RD_MDFR_CD","DMERC Line HCPCS Third Modifier Code","Char",5,"-","-"
"HCPCS_4TH_MDFR_CD","DMERC Line HCPCS Fourth Modifier Code","Char",5,"-","-"
"DMERC_LINE_SCRN_SVGS_AMT","DMERC Line Screen Savings Amount","Num",8,"-","-"
"DMERC_LINE_MTUS_CNT","DMERC Line Miles/Time/Units/Services Count","Num",8,"-","-"
"DMERC_LINE_MTUS_CD","DMERC Line Miles/Time/ Units/Services Indicator Code","Char",1,"-","-"
"LINE_HCT_HGB_RSLT_NUM","Hematocrit/Hemoglobin Test Results","Num",8,"-","-"
"LINE_HCT_HGB_TYPE_CD","Hematocrit/Hemoglobin Test Type code","Char",2,"**OTHER**","Miscoded"
"LINE_HCT_HGB_TYPE_CD","Hematocrit/Hemoglobin Test Type code","Char",2,"R2","Hematocrit Test"
"LINE_NDC_CD","Line National Drug Code","Char",11,"-","-"
"CARR_LINE_PRVDR_TYPE_CD",,"Char",62,"**OTHER**","Miscoded"