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This variable is contained in the following files:
SAS Name
PRVDR_NUM_SPCL_UNIT_CD
The code identifying the special numbering system for units of hospitals that are excluded from the prospective payment system (PPS) or hospitals with skilled nursing facility (SNF) swing-bed designation.
| Code | Code value |
|---|---|
| M | PPS-exempt psychiatric unit in a critical access hospital (CAH) |
| R | PPS-exempt rehabilitation unit in CAH |
| S | PPS-exempt psychiatric unit |
| T | PPS-exempt rehabilitation unit |
| U | Swing-bed short-term/acute care hospital |
| W | Swing-bed long-term hospital |
| Y | Swing-bed rehabilitation hospital |
| Z | Swing-bed rural primary care hospital (eff. 10/97 changed to critical access hospitals) |
| null/missing | facility is subject to PPS or SNF swing bed designation |
If the third position of the provider number from the first claim record included in the stay equals 'M','R','S', 'T', 'U', 'W', 'Y' OR 'Z', it is moved to this field (and removed from the PRVDR_NUM), otherwise it is blank. Starting in 2021, these special codes remain part of the PRVDR_NUM and they are also populated in this field.
Source: NCH