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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.
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
External Resources
Description of the different unit of service measures by revenue center code beginning on page 18: http://cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/Downloads/clm1…
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: NCH