Covered days of care chargeable to Medicare utilization for stay

SAS Name
UTLZTN_DAY_CNT

The count of the number of covered days of care that are chargeable to Medicare utilization for the stay.

Comments

This field is derived by accumulating the utilization day count that is present on any of the claim records included in the stay (i.e., the sum of utilization days reported on the claims that comprise the stay).

Source: MedPAR (derived)