Gender Code from Encounter record

This variable is contained in the following files:

Skilled Nursing Facility (Encounter) Outpatient (Encounter) Inpatient (Encounter) Home Health Agency (Encounter) Durable Medical Equipment (Encounter) Carrier (Encounter)

SAS Name

GNDR_CD

The sex of a beneficiary. 

Comments

Source: CMS Common Medicare Environment (CME)

Code	Code value
0	Unknown
1	Male
2	Female