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Medicare Institutional Data
(Version J, Variable Block Data)

  • Browse variable description, download data dictionary, view code tables, or file limitations.
  • Number shown on the matrix for each claim type indicates the variable sequence printed in CMS data dictionary.
  • An "*" indicates that this variable is found within the CCW file format.
  • -" indicates this variable is not available in the CMS files for this claim type.
  • Inpatient [IP], Skilled Nursing Facility [SNF], Outpatient [OP], Home Health Agency [HHA], Hospice [Hospice]

General File Limitations

Last Modified January 18, 2012