Updated research request forms and data security approval requirement effective 4/24/23
This variable is contained in the following files:
SAS Name
REV_CNTR_UNIT_CNT
A quantitative measure (unit) of the number of times the service or procedure being reported was performed according to the revenue center/HCPCS code definition as described on an institutional claim or encounter record.
Depending on type of service, units are measured by number of covered days in a particular accommodation, pints of blood, emergency room visits, clinic visits, dialysis treatments (sessions or days), outpatient therapy visits, and outpatient clinical diagnostic laboratory tests.
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When revenue center code = '0022' (SNF PPS) the unit count will reflect the number of covered days for each HIPPS code and, if applicable, the number of visits for each rehab therapy code.
Source: Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs)