Data Set Name: NIS_2014_CORE Number of Observations: 7071762 Total Record Length: 547 Total Number of Data Elements: 152 Columns Description ======= =========== 1- 3 Database name 5- 8 Discharge year of data 10- 25 File name 27- 29 Data element number 31- 59 Data element name 61- 63 Starting column of data element in ASCII file 65- 67 Ending column of data element in ASCII file 69 Non-zero number of digits after decimal point for numeric data element 71- 74 Data element type (Num=numeric; Char=character) 76-175 Data element label NIS 2014 Core 1 AGE 1 3 Num Age in years at admission NIS 2014 Core 2 AGE_NEONATE 4 5 Num Neonatal age (first 28 days after birth) indicator NIS 2014 Core 3 AMONTH 6 7 Num Admission month NIS 2014 Core 4 AWEEKEND 8 9 Num Admission day is a weekend NIS 2014 Core 5 DIED 10 11 Num Died during hospitalization NIS 2014 Core 6 DISCWT 12 22 7 Num NIS discharge weight NIS 2014 Core 7 DISPUNIFORM 23 24 Num Disposition of patient (uniform) NIS 2014 Core 8 DQTR 25 26 Num Discharge quarter NIS 2014 Core 9 DRG 27 29 Num DRG in effect on discharge date NIS 2014 Core 10 DRG24 30 32 Num DRG, version 24 NIS 2014 Core 11 DRGVER 33 34 Num DRG grouper version used on discharge date NIS 2014 Core 12 DRG_NoPOA 35 37 Num DRG in use on discharge date, calculated without POA NIS 2014 Core 13 DX1 38 42 Char Diagnosis 1 NIS 2014 Core 14 DX2 43 47 Char Diagnosis 2 NIS 2014 Core 15 DX3 48 52 Char Diagnosis 3 NIS 2014 Core 16 DX4 53 57 Char Diagnosis 4 NIS 2014 Core 17 DX5 58 62 Char Diagnosis 5 NIS 2014 Core 18 DX6 63 67 Char Diagnosis 6 NIS 2014 Core 19 DX7 68 72 Char Diagnosis 7 NIS 2014 Core 20 DX8 73 77 Char Diagnosis 8 NIS 2014 Core 21 DX9 78 82 Char Diagnosis 9 NIS 2014 Core 22 DX10 83 87 Char Diagnosis 10 NIS 2014 Core 23 DX11 88 92 Char Diagnosis 11 NIS 2014 Core 24 DX12 93 97 Char Diagnosis 12 NIS 2014 Core 25 DX13 98 102 Char Diagnosis 13 NIS 2014 Core 26 DX14 103 107 Char Diagnosis 14 NIS 2014 Core 27 DX15 108 112 Char Diagnosis 15 NIS 2014 Core 28 DX16 113 117 Char Diagnosis 16 NIS 2014 Core 29 DX17 118 122 Char Diagnosis 17 NIS 2014 Core 30 DX18 123 127 Char Diagnosis 18 NIS 2014 Core 31 DX19 128 132 Char Diagnosis 19 NIS 2014 Core 32 DX20 133 137 Char Diagnosis 20 NIS 2014 Core 33 DX21 138 142 Char Diagnosis 21 NIS 2014 Core 34 DX22 143 147 Char Diagnosis 22 NIS 2014 Core 35 DX23 148 152 Char Diagnosis 23 NIS 2014 Core 36 DX24 153 157 Char Diagnosis 24 NIS 2014 Core 37 DX25 158 162 Char Diagnosis 25 NIS 2014 Core 38 DX26 163 167 Char Diagnosis 26 NIS 2014 Core 39 DX27 168 172 Char Diagnosis 27 NIS 2014 Core 40 DX28 173 177 Char Diagnosis 28 NIS 2014 Core 41 DX29 178 182 Char Diagnosis 29 NIS 2014 Core 42 DX30 183 187 Char Diagnosis 30 NIS 2014 Core 43 DXCCS1 188 190 Num CCS: diagnosis 1 NIS 2014 Core 44 DXCCS2 191 193 Num CCS: diagnosis 2 NIS 2014 Core 45 DXCCS3 194 196 Num CCS: diagnosis 3 NIS 2014 Core 46 DXCCS4 197 199 Num CCS: diagnosis 4 NIS 2014 Core 47 DXCCS5 200 202 Num CCS: diagnosis 5 NIS 2014 Core 48 DXCCS6 203 205 Num CCS: diagnosis 6 NIS 2014 Core 49 DXCCS7 206 208 Num CCS: diagnosis 7 NIS 2014 Core 50 DXCCS8 209 211 Num CCS: diagnosis 8 NIS 2014 Core 51 DXCCS9 212 214 Num CCS: diagnosis 9 NIS 2014 Core 52 DXCCS10 215 217 Num CCS: diagnosis 10 NIS 2014 Core 53 DXCCS11 218 220 Num CCS: diagnosis 11 NIS 2014 Core 54 DXCCS12 221 223 Num CCS: diagnosis 12 NIS 2014 Core 55 DXCCS13 224 226 Num CCS: diagnosis 13 NIS 2014 Core 56 DXCCS14 227 229 Num CCS: diagnosis 14 NIS 2014 Core 57 DXCCS15 230 232 Num CCS: diagnosis 15 NIS 2014 Core 58 DXCCS16 233 235 Num CCS: diagnosis 16 NIS 2014 Core 59 DXCCS17 236 238 Num CCS: diagnosis 17 NIS 2014 Core 60 DXCCS18 239 241 Num CCS: diagnosis 18 NIS 2014 Core 61 DXCCS19 242 244 Num CCS: diagnosis 19 NIS 2014 Core 62 DXCCS20 245 247 Num CCS: diagnosis 20 NIS 2014 Core 63 DXCCS21 248 250 Num CCS: diagnosis 21 NIS 2014 Core 64 DXCCS22 251 253 Num CCS: diagnosis 22 NIS 2014 Core 65 DXCCS23 254 256 Num CCS: diagnosis 23 NIS 2014 Core 66 DXCCS24 257 259 Num CCS: diagnosis 24 NIS 2014 Core 67 DXCCS25 260 262 Num CCS: diagnosis 25 NIS 2014 Core 68 DXCCS26 263 265 Num CCS: diagnosis 26 NIS 2014 Core 69 DXCCS27 266 268 Num CCS: diagnosis 27 NIS 2014 Core 70 DXCCS28 269 271 Num CCS: diagnosis 28 NIS 2014 Core 71 DXCCS29 272 274 Num CCS: diagnosis 29 NIS 2014 Core 72 DXCCS30 275 277 Num CCS: diagnosis 30 NIS 2014 Core 73 ECODE1 278 282 Char E code 1 NIS 2014 Core 74 ECODE2 283 287 Char E code 2 NIS 2014 Core 75 ECODE3 288 292 Char E code 3 NIS 2014 Core 76 ECODE4 293 297 Char E code 4 NIS 2014 Core 77 ELECTIVE 298 299 Num Elective versus non-elective admission NIS 2014 Core 78 E_CCS1 300 303 Num CCS: E Code 1 NIS 2014 Core 79 E_CCS2 304 307 Num CCS: E Code 2 NIS 2014 Core 80 E_CCS3 308 311 Num CCS: E Code 3 NIS 2014 Core 81 E_CCS4 312 315 Num CCS: E Code 4 NIS 2014 Core 82 FEMALE 316 317 Num Indicator of sex NIS 2014 Core 83 HCUP_ED 318 320 Num HCUP Emergency Department service indicator NIS 2014 Core 84 HOSPBRTH 321 322 Num Indicator of birth in this hospital NIS 2014 Core 85 HOSP_DIVISION 323 324 Num Census Division of hospital NIS 2014 Core 86 HOSP_NIS 325 329 Num NIS hospital number NIS 2014 Core 87 KEY_NIS 330 339 Num NIS record number NIS 2014 Core 88 LOS 340 344 Num Length of stay (cleaned) NIS 2014 Core 89 MDC 345 346 Num MDC in effect on discharge date NIS 2014 Core 90 MDC24 347 348 Num MDC, version 24 NIS 2014 Core 91 MDC_NoPOA 349 350 Num MDC in use on discharge date, calculated without POA NIS 2014 Core 92 NCHRONIC 351 352 Num Number of chronic conditions NIS 2014 Core 93 NDX 353 354 Num Number of diagnoses on this record NIS 2014 Core 94 NECODE 355 357 Num Number of E codes on this record NIS 2014 Core 95 NEOMAT 358 359 Num Neonatal and/or maternal DX and/or PR NIS 2014 Core 96 NIS_STRATUM 360 363 Num NIS hospital stratum NIS 2014 Core 97 NPR 364 365 Num Number of procedures on this record NIS 2014 Core 98 ORPROC 366 367 Num Major operating room procedure indicator NIS 2014 Core 99 PAY1 368 369 Num Primary expected payer (uniform) NIS 2014 Core 100 PL_NCHS 370 372 Num Patient Location: NCHS Urban-Rural Code NIS 2014 Core 101 PR1 373 376 Char Procedure 1 NIS 2014 Core 102 PR2 377 380 Char Procedure 2 NIS 2014 Core 103 PR3 381 384 Char Procedure 3 NIS 2014 Core 104 PR4 385 388 Char Procedure 4 NIS 2014 Core 105 PR5 389 392 Char Procedure 5 NIS 2014 Core 106 PR6 393 396 Char Procedure 6 NIS 2014 Core 107 PR7 397 400 Char Procedure 7 NIS 2014 Core 108 PR8 401 404 Char Procedure 8 NIS 2014 Core 109 PR9 405 408 Char Procedure 9 NIS 2014 Core 110 PR10 409 412 Char Procedure 10 NIS 2014 Core 111 PR11 413 416 Char Procedure 11 NIS 2014 Core 112 PR12 417 420 Char Procedure 12 NIS 2014 Core 113 PR13 421 424 Char Procedure 13 NIS 2014 Core 114 PR14 425 428 Char Procedure 14 NIS 2014 Core 115 PR15 429 432 Char Procedure 15 NIS 2014 Core 116 PRCCS1 433 435 Num CCS: procedure 1 NIS 2014 Core 117 PRCCS2 436 438 Num CCS: procedure 2 NIS 2014 Core 118 PRCCS3 439 441 Num CCS: procedure 3 NIS 2014 Core 119 PRCCS4 442 444 Num CCS: procedure 4 NIS 2014 Core 120 PRCCS5 445 447 Num CCS: procedure 5 NIS 2014 Core 121 PRCCS6 448 450 Num CCS: procedure 6 NIS 2014 Core 122 PRCCS7 451 453 Num CCS: procedure 7 NIS 2014 Core 123 PRCCS8 454 456 Num CCS: procedure 8 NIS 2014 Core 124 PRCCS9 457 459 Num CCS: procedure 9 NIS 2014 Core 125 PRCCS10 460 462 Num CCS: procedure 10 NIS 2014 Core 126 PRCCS11 463 465 Num CCS: procedure 11 NIS 2014 Core 127 PRCCS12 466 468 Num CCS: procedure 12 NIS 2014 Core 128 PRCCS13 469 471 Num CCS: procedure 13 NIS 2014 Core 129 PRCCS14 472 474 Num CCS: procedure 14 NIS 2014 Core 130 PRCCS15 475 477 Num CCS: procedure 15 NIS 2014 Core 131 PRDAY1 478 480 Num Number of days from admission to PR1 NIS 2014 Core 132 PRDAY2 481 483 Num Number of days from admission to PR2 NIS 2014 Core 133 PRDAY3 484 486 Num Number of days from admission to PR3 NIS 2014 Core 134 PRDAY4 487 489 Num Number of days from admission to PR4 NIS 2014 Core 135 PRDAY5 490 492 Num Number of days from admission to PR5 NIS 2014 Core 136 PRDAY6 493 495 Num Number of days from admission to PR6 NIS 2014 Core 137 PRDAY7 496 498 Num Number of days from admission to PR7 NIS 2014 Core 138 PRDAY8 499 501 Num Number of days from admission to PR8 NIS 2014 Core 139 PRDAY9 502 504 Num Number of days from admission to PR9 NIS 2014 Core 140 PRDAY10 505 507 Num Number of days from admission to PR10 NIS 2014 Core 141 PRDAY11 508 510 Num Number of days from admission to PR11 NIS 2014 Core 142 PRDAY12 511 513 Num Number of days from admission to PR12 NIS 2014 Core 143 PRDAY13 514 516 Num Number of days from admission to PR13 NIS 2014 Core 144 PRDAY14 517 519 Num Number of days from admission to PR14 NIS 2014 Core 145 PRDAY15 520 522 Num Number of days from admission to PR15 NIS 2014 Core 146 RACE 523 524 Num Race (uniform) NIS 2014 Core 147 SERVICELINE 525 527 Num Hospital Service Line NIS 2014 Core 148 TOTCHG 528 537 Num Total charges (cleaned) NIS 2014 Core 149 TRAN_IN 538 539 Num Transfer in indicator NIS 2014 Core 150 TRAN_OUT 540 541 Num Transfer out indicator NIS 2014 Core 151 YEAR 542 545 Num Calendar year NIS 2014 Core 152 ZIPINC_QRTL 546 547 Num Median household income national quartile for patient ZIP Code