Medicare Use (FFS Claim Count) — Hospital Outpatient

This variable is contained in the following files:

SAS Name

MDCR_HOP_TOTAL_FFS_USE

This variable is the total count of Medicare Hospital Outpatient (HOP) claims for the beneficiary during the year.

Comments

The corresponding Medicare payment information for HOP is in the MDCR_HOP_TOTAL_FFS_SPEND variable.

Source: Medicare Hospital Outpatient Claims file (derived)