Days paid as outliers (either day or cost) under PPS beyond DRG threshold

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This variable is contained in the following files:

MedPAR

SAS Name

OUTLIER_DAY_CNT

The count of the number of days paid as outliers (either a day or cost outlier) under PPS beyond the DRG threshold.

Comments

This field is derived by checking the MEDPAR utilization day count against the DRG threshold table (DRG weights file).

Source: MedPAR (derived)