"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,"-","-"
"NCH_CLM_TYPE_CD","NCH Claim Type Code","Char",2,50,"Hospice claim"
"RLT_VAL_CD_SEQ","Claim Related Value Code Sequence","Char",2,"-","-"
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,"**OTHER**","Miscoded"
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,02,"Hospital Has No Semi-Private Rooms - Entering this code requires $0.00 amount."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,12,"Amount is that portion of higher priority EGHP insurance payment made on behalf of aged bene provider applied to Medicare covered services on this bill.  Six zeroes indicate provider claimed condition"
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,13,"Amount is that portion of higher priority EGHP insurance payment made on behalf of ESRD bene provider applied to Medicare covered services on this bill. Six zeroes indicate the provider claimed condit"
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,14,"That portion of payment from higher priority no fault auto/other liability insurance made on behalf of bene provider applied to Medicare covered services on this bill. Six zeroes indicate provider cla"
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,15,"That portion of a payment from a higher priority WC plan made on behalf of a bene that the provider applied to Medicare covered services on this bill. Six zeroes indicate the provider claimed conditio"
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,23,"Recurring monthly income - Medicaid - Eligibility requirements to be determined at state level. (Medicaid specific/deleted 9/93)"
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,24,"Medicaid rate code - Medicaid - Eligibility requirements to be determined at state level. (Medicaid specific/deleted 9/93)"
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,27,"Offset to the Patient (Payment Amount - Vision and Eye Services) - Vision and eye services paid for out of a long term care facility resident/patient's funds in the billing period submitted (Statement"
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,41,"Amount is that portion of a payment from higher priority BL program made on behalf of bene the provider applied to Medicare covered services on this  bill. Six zeroes indicate the provider claimed con"
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,43,"Disabled bene under age 65 with LGHP - Amount is that portion of a payment from a higher priority LGHP made on behalf of a disabled Medicare bene the provider applied to Medicare covered services on t"
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,44,"Amount provider agreed to accept from primary payer when amount less than charges but more than payment received - When a lesser amount is received and the received amount is less than charges, a Medi"
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,48,"Hemoglobin reading - The patient's most recent hemoglobin reading taken before the start of the billing period (eff. 1/3/2006). Prior to 1/3/2006 defined as the latest hemoglobin reading taken during"
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,61,"Location of HHA service or hospice service - the balanced budget act (BBA) requires that the geographic location of where the service was provided be furnished instead of the geographic location of th"
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,66,"Medicare Spend-down Amount -- The dollar amount that was used to meet th4e recipient's spend-down liability for this claim."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,70,"Interest amount - (Providers do not report this.)  Report the amount applied to this bill."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,73,"Drug deductible - (For internal use by third party payers only).  Report the amount of the drug deductible to be applied to the claim."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,78,"Payer code - This codes is set aside for payer use only.  Providers do not report these codes."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,80,"Reserved for state assignment."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,81,"Reserved for state assignment."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,82,"Reserved for state assignment."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,83,"Reserved for state assignment."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,84,"Reserved for state assignment."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,85,"Reserved for state assignment."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,86,"Reserved for state assignment."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,87,"Reserved for state assignment."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,88,"Reserved for state assignment."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,89,"Reserved for state assignment."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,90,"Reserved for state assignment."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,91,"Reserved for state assignment."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,92,"Reserved for state assignment."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,93,"Reserved for state assignment."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,94,"Reserved for state assignment."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,95,"Reserved for state assignment."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,96,"Reserved for state assignment."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,97,"Reserved for state assignment."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,98,"Reserved for state assignment."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,99,"Reserved for state assignment."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,"A3","Estimated Responsibility Payer A - The amount estimated by the provider to be paid by the indicated payer."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,"D3","Estimated Responsibility Patient - The amount estimated by the provider to be paid by the indicated patient."
"CLM_VAL_CD","Claim Value Code","Char",2,"G8","Facility Where Inpatient Hospice Service Is Delivered - MSA or Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) number (or rural state code) of the facility where inpatient hospice is delivered. (Eff. 1/1/08)"
"CLM_VAL_AMT","Claim Value Amount","Num",8,"-","-"