Common use of Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables Clause in Contracts

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government MR - Medicare SL - state/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (13). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the expenditure associated with an outpatient visit.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP filethese files, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government Federal Government MR - Medicare SL - stateState/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ ' Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1300). The eighth character, character of all imputed/edited variables is an “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. X.” For example, OPFSF13X ERFSF00X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the expenditure associated with an outpatient emergency room visit.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source sources of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP IP file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government Federal Government MR - Medicare SL - stateState/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1311). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X IPFSF11X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the hospital inpatient stay expenditure associated with an outpatient visitincurred in 2011.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source sources of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP IP file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government Federal Government MR - Medicare SL - stateState/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1308). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X IPFSF08X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the hospital inpatient stay expenditure associated with an outpatient visitincurred in 2008.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source sources of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP IP file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government MR - Medicare SL - state/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1312). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X IPFSF12X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the hospital inpatient stay expenditure associated with an outpatient visitincurred in 2012.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP ER file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government Federal Government MR - Medicare SL - stateState/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA Administration OR - other private TR - TRICARE TRICARE/CHAMPVA OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1307). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X ERFSF07X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the expenditure associated with an outpatient emergency room visit.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source sources of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP IP file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government Federal Government MR - Medicare SL - stateState/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA Administration OR - other private TR - TRICARE TRICARE/CHAMPVA OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1307). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X IPFSF07X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the hospital inpatient stay expenditure associated with an outpatient visitincurred in 2007.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source sources of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP IP file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government MR - Medicare SL - state/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1314). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X IPFSF14X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the hospital inpatient stay expenditure associated with an outpatient visitincurred in 2014.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP ER file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government MR - Medicare SL - state/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (13). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X ERFSF13X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the expenditure associated with an outpatient emergency room visit.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government MR - Medicare SL - state/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1312). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X OPFSF12X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the expenditure associated with an outpatient visit.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP ER file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government MR - Medicare SL - state/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1314). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X ERFSF14X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the expenditure associated with an outpatient emergency room visit.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source sources of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP IP file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government Federal Government MR - Medicare SL - stateState/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1304). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X IPFSF04X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the hospital inpatient stay expenditure associated with an outpatient visitincurred in 2004.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP filethese files, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government Federal Government MR - Medicare SL - stateState/local government MD - Medicaid WC - – Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1300). The eighth character, character of all imputed/edited variables is an “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. X.” For example, OPFSF13X IPFSF00X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the hospital inpatient stay expenditure associated with an outpatient visitincurred in 2000.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source sources of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP IP file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government Federal Government MR - Medicare SL - stateState/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1310). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X IPFSF10X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the hospital inpatient stay expenditure associated with an outpatient visitincurred in 2010.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government Federal Government MR - Medicare SL - stateState/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1308). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X OPFSF08X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the expenditure associated with an outpatient visit.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source sources of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP IP file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government Federal Government MR - Medicare SL - stateState/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1303). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X IPFSF03X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the hospital inpatient stay expenditure associated with an outpatient visitincurred in 2003.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source sources of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP IP file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government MR - Medicare SL - state/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1315). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X IPFSF15X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the hospital inpatient stay expenditure associated with an outpatient visitincurred in 2015.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government Federal Government MR - Medicare SL - stateState/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1311). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X OPFSF11X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the expenditure associated with an outpatient visit.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP ER file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government Federal Government MR - Medicare SL - stateState/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1309). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X ERFSF09X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the expenditure associated with an outpatient emergency room visit.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP ER file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government MR - Medicare SL - state/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1316). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X ERFSF16X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the expenditure associated with an outpatient emergency room visit.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government Federal Government MR - Medicare SL - stateState/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA Administration OR - other private TR - TRICARE TRICARE/CHAMPVA OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1307). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X OPFSF07X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the expenditure associated with an outpatient visit.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government Federal Government MR - Medicare SL - stateState/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1310). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X OPFSF10X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the expenditure associated with an outpatient visit.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP ER file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government MR - Medicare SL - state/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1315). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X ERFSF15X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the expenditure associated with an outpatient emergency room visit.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP ER file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government Federal Government MR - Medicare SL - stateState/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1311). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X ERFSF11X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the expenditure associated with an outpatient emergency room visit.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source sources of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP IP file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government Federal Government MR - Medicare SL - stateState/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1309). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X IPFSF09X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the hospital inpatient stay expenditure associated with an outpatient visitincurred in 2009.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP ER file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government Federal Government MR - Medicare SL - stateState/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1308). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X ERFSF08X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the expenditure associated with an outpatient emergency room visit.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government Federal Government MR - Medicare SL - stateState/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1309). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X OPFSF09X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the expenditure associated with an outpatient visit.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP ER file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government MR - Medicare SL - state/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1312). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X ERFSF12X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the expenditure associated with an outpatient emergency room visit.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government MR - Medicare SL - state/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1314). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X OPFSF14X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the expenditure associated with an outpatient visit.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source sources of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP IP file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government MR - Medicare SL - state/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (1316). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X IPFSF16X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the hospital inpatient stay expenditure associated with an outpatient visitincurred in 2016.

Expenditure and Source of Payment Variables. The names of the expenditure and source of payment variables follow a standard convention, are eight characters in length, and end in an “X” indicating edited/imputed. Please note that imputed means that a series of logical edits, as well as an imputation process to account for missing data, have been performed on the variable. The total sum of payments and the 12 source sources of payment variables are named in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on the OP IP file, the third character indicates whether the expenditure (or amount paid) is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other federal government MR - Medicare SL - state/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Workers’ Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans Administration/CHAMPVA OR - other private TR - TRICARE OU - other public XP - sum of payments In addition, the total charge variable is indicated by TC in the variable name. The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (13). The eighth character, “X”, indicates whether the variable is edited/imputed. For example, OPFSF13X IPFSF13X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the hospital inpatient stay expenditure associated with an outpatient visitincurred in 2013.