End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Condition Indicator Code

SAS Name
ESRD_COND_CD

The code indicating if the beneficiary had an end stage renal disease (ESRD) condition reported during the stay.

Comments

This field is derived by checking for condition codes 70–76 on any of the claim records included in the stay.

Source: MedPAR (derived)

Code Code value
00 No dialysis or ESRD services
71 Billing is for a patient who received staff assisted dialysis services in a hospital or renal dialysis facility.
72 Self-care in unit — Billing is for a patient who managed his own dialysis services without staff assistance in a hospital or renal dialysis facility.
73 Self-care training — Billing is for special dialysis services where the patient and helper (if necessary) were learning to perform dialysis.
74 Home — Billing is for a patient who received dialysis services at home.
75 Home dialysis patient using a dialysis machine that was purchased under the 100% program.
76 Back-up in facility dialysis — Billing is for a patient who received dialysis services in a back-up facility.