The MedPAR file contains information about inpatient (IP) hospital and skilled nursing facility (SNF) stays that were covered by Medicare. MedPAR records are created by rolling up information for a single stay from individual IP and SNF claims. The data on these claims was originally submitted on the CMS 1450 or UB04.
This file includes (variable highlights)
- diagnosis (ICD diagnosis),
- procedure (ICD procedure code)
- admission, discharge dates or end date of covered benefits
- charge amounts, total and assigned to specific departments
- FFS reimbursement amount
- hospital provider identification number
- some dummy records for Medicare managed care coverage of IP stays
