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Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF): Cost and Use Segment
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CCW Data Documentation version date 5/17/17
CCW Codebook- MBSF Cost and Utilization_Version 022023.pdf
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File Version:
CCW Data Documentation version date 5/17/17
CCW Record Layout - MBSF Cost and Utilization_Version 022023.xlsx
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Cost and Use segment
Number
SAS Name
Variable Name
1
BENE_ID
Encrypted CCW Beneficiary ID
2
BENE_ENROLLMT_REF_YR
Reference Year (MBSF)
3
ENRL_SRC
Enrollment Source
4
ACUTE_BENE_PMT
Acute Inpatient Hospital Beneficiary Payments
5
ACUTE_MDCR_PMT
Acute Inpatient Medicare Payments
6
ACUTE_PERDIEM_PMT
Acute Inpatient Hospital Pass-thru Per Diem Payments
7
ACUTE_PRMRY_PMT
Acute Inpatient Hospital Primary Payer Amount
8
ACUTE_STAYS
Acute Inpatient Stays
9
ACUTE_COV_DAYS
Acute Inpatient Medicare Covered Days
10
READMISSIONS
Acute Inpatient Hospital Readmissions
11
IP_ER_VISITS
Inpatient Emergency Room Visits
12
OIP_BENE_PMT
Other Inpatient Hospital Beneficiary Payments
13
OIP_MDCR_PMT
Other Inpatient Hospital Medicare Payments
14
OIP_PERDIEM_PMT
Other Inpatient Hospital Pass-thru Per Diem Payments
15
OIP_PRMRY_PMT
Other Inpatient Hospital Primary Payer Amount
16
OIP_STAYS
Other Inpatient Stays
17
OIP_COV_DAYS
Other Inpatient Hospital Covered Days
18
SNF_BENE_PMT
Skilled Nursing Facility Beneficiary Payments
19
SNF_MDCR_PMT
Skilled Nursing Facility Medicare Payments
20
SNF_PRMRY_PMT
Skilled Nursing Facility Primary Payer Amount
21
SNF_STAYS
Skilled Nursing Facility Stays
22
SNF_COV_DAYS
Skilled Nursing Facility Medicare Covered Days
23
HOS_MDCR_PMT
Hospice Medicare Payments
24
HOS_PRMRY_PMT
Hospice Primary Payer Amount
25
HOS_STAYS
Hospice Stays
26
HOS_COV_DAYS
Hospice Medicare Covered Days
27
HH_MDCR_PMT
Home Health Medicare Payments
28
HH_PRMRY_PMT
Home Health Primary Payer Amount
29
HH_VISITS
Home Health Visits
30
HOP_BENE_PMT
Hospital Outpatient Beneficiary Payments
31
HOP_MDCR_PMT
Hospital Outpatient Medicare Payments
32
HOP_PRMRY_PMT
Hospital Outpatient Primary Payer Amount
33
HOP_VISITS
Hospital Outpatient Visits
34
HOP_ER_VISITS
Hospital Outpatient Emergency Room Visits
35
ASC_BENE_PMT
Ambulatory Surgery Center Beneficiary Payments
36
ASC_MDCR_PMT
Ambulatory Surgery Center Medicare Payments
37
ASC_PRMRY_PMT
Ambulatory Surgery Center Primary Payer Amount
38
ASC_EVENTS
Ambulatory Surgery Center Events
39
ANES_BENE_PMT
Anesthesia Beneficiary Payments
40
ANES_MDCR_PMT
Anesthesia Medicare Payments
41
ANES_PRMRY_PMT
Anesthesia Primary Payer Amount
42
ANES_EVENTS
Anesthesia Events
43
PTB_DRUG_BENE_PMT
Part B Drug Beneficiary Payments
44
PTB_DRUG_MDCR_PMT
Part B Drug Medicare Payments
45
PTB_DRUG_PRMRY_PMT
Part B Drug Primary Payer Amount
46
PTB_DRUG_EVENTS
Part B Drug Events
47
EM_BENE_PMT
Evaluation and Management Beneficiary Payments
48
EM_MDCR_PMT
Evaluation and Management Medicare Payments
49
EM_PRMRY_PMT
Evaluation and Management Primary Payer Amount
50
EM_EVENTS
Evaluation and Management Events
51
PHYS_BENE_PMT
Part B Physician Beneficiary Payments
52
PHYS_MDCR_PMT
Part B Physician Medicare Payments
53
PHYS_PRMRY_PMT
Part B Physician Primary Payer Amount
54
PHYS_EVENTS
Part B Physician Events
55
DIALYS_BENE_PMT
Dialysis Beneficiary Payments
56
DIALYS_MDCR_PMT
Dialysis Medicare Payments
57
DIALYS_PRMRY_PMT
Dialysis Primary Payer Amount
58
DIALYS_EVENTS
Dialysis Events
59
OPROC_BENE_PMT
Other Procedures Beneficiary Payments
60
OPROC_MDCR_PMT
Other Procedures Medicare Payments
61
OPROC_PRMRY_PMT
Other Procedures Primary Payer Amount
62
OPROC_EVENTS
Other Procedures Events
63
IMG_BENE_PMT
Imaging Beneficiary Payments
64
IMG_MDCR_PMT
Imaging Medicare Payments
65
IMG_PRMRY_PMT
Imaging Primary Payer Amount
66
IMG_EVENTS
Imaging Events
67
TEST_BENE_PMT
Tests Beneficiary Payments
68
TEST_MDCR_PMT
Tests Medicare Payments
69
TEST_PRMRY_PMT
Tests Primary Payer Amount
70
TEST_EVENTS
Tests Events
71
DME_BENE_PMT
Durable Medical Equipment Beneficiary Payments
72
DME_MDCR_PMT
Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Payments
73
DME_PRMRY_PMT
Durable Medical Equipment Primary Payer Amount
74
DME_MDCR_PMT
Durable Medical Equipment Events
75
OTHC_BENE_PMT
Other Part B Carrier Beneficiary Payments
76
OTHC_MDCR_PMT
Other Part B Carrier Medicare Payments
77
OTHC_PRMRY_PMT
Other Part B Carrier Primary Payer Amount
78
OTHC_EVENTS
Other Part B Carrier Events
79
PTD_BENE_PMT
Part D Beneficiary Payments
80
PTD_MDCR_PMT
Part D Medicare Payments
81
PTD_EVENTS
Part D Event Count
82
PTD_FILL_CNT
Part D Standardized Fill Count
83
PTD_TOTAL_RX_CST
Part D Total Prescription Costs