Death Date Verification Code

This variable is contained in the following files:

SAS Name

BENE_DEATH_DT_VRFY_CD

The code indicating whether the beneficiary's date of death has been verified the Social Security Administration (SSA) or originated from a claim record.

Comments

This field is derived from the enrollment database's beneficiary source death date code, or from the presence of a claim status code = '20' (expired) on the last claim record included in the stay.

Source: NCH

Code	Code value
Null	Default
V	Valid death date