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This variable is contained in the following files:
SAS Name
CARR_CLM_PRMRY_PYR_PD_AMT
Effective with Version H, the amount of a payment made on behalf of a Medicare bene- ficiary by a primary payer other than Medicare, that the provider is applying to covered Medicare charges on a non-institutional claim.
NOTE: During the Version H conversion, this field was populated with data throughout history (back to service year 1991) by summing up the line item primary payer amounts.