Data Set Name: NIS_2017_CORE Number of Observations: 7159694 Total Record Length: 636 Total Number of Data Elements: 123 Columns Description ======= =========== 1- 3 Database name 5- 8 Discharge year of data 10- 35 File name 37- 39 Data element number 41- 69 Data element name 71- 73 Starting column of data element in ASCII file 75- 77 Ending column of data element in ASCII file 79- 79 Non-zero number of digits after decimal point for numeric data element 81- 84 Data element type (Num=numeric; Char=character) 86-185 Data element label NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 1 AGE 1 3 Num Age in years at admission NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 2 AGE_NEONATE 4 5 Num Neonatal age (first 28 days after birth) indicator NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 3 AMONTH 6 7 Num Admission month NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 4 AWEEKEND 8 9 Num Admission day is a weekend NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 5 DIED 10 11 Num Died during hospitalization NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 6 DISCWT 12 22 7 Num NIS discharge weight NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 7 DISPUNIFORM 23 24 Num Disposition of patient (uniform) NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 8 DQTR 25 26 Num Discharge quarter NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 9 DRG 27 29 Num DRG in effect on discharge date NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 10 DRGVER 30 31 Num DRG grouper version used on discharge date NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 11 DRG_NoPOA 32 34 Num DRG in use on discharge date, calculated without POA NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 12 DXVER 35 36 Num Diagnosis Version NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 13 ELECTIVE 37 38 Num Elective versus non-elective admission NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 14 FEMALE 39 40 Num Indicator of sex NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 15 HCUP_ED 41 43 Num HCUP Emergency Department service indicator NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 16 HOSP_DIVISION 44 45 Num Census Division of hospital NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 17 HOSP_NIS 46 50 Num NIS hospital number NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 18 I10_DX1 51 57 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 1 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 19 I10_DX2 58 64 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 2 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 20 I10_DX3 65 71 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 3 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 21 I10_DX4 72 78 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 4 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 22 I10_DX5 79 85 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 5 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 23 I10_DX6 86 92 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 6 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 24 I10_DX7 93 99 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 7 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 25 I10_DX8 100 106 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 8 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 26 I10_DX9 107 113 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 9 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 27 I10_DX10 114 120 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 10 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 28 I10_DX11 121 127 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 11 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 29 I10_DX12 128 134 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 12 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 30 I10_DX13 135 141 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 13 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 31 I10_DX14 142 148 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 14 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 32 I10_DX15 149 155 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 15 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 33 I10_DX16 156 162 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 16 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 34 I10_DX17 163 169 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 17 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 35 I10_DX18 170 176 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 18 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 36 I10_DX19 177 183 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 19 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 37 I10_DX20 184 190 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 20 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 38 I10_DX21 191 197 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 21 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 39 I10_DX22 198 204 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 22 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 40 I10_DX23 205 211 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 23 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 41 I10_DX24 212 218 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 24 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 42 I10_DX25 219 225 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 25 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 43 I10_DX26 226 232 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 26 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 44 I10_DX27 233 239 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 27 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 45 I10_DX28 240 246 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 28 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 46 I10_DX29 247 253 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 29 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 47 I10_DX30 254 260 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 30 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 48 I10_DX31 261 267 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 31 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 49 I10_DX32 268 274 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 32 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 50 I10_DX33 275 281 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 33 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 51 I10_DX34 282 288 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 34 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 52 I10_DX35 289 295 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 35 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 53 I10_DX36 296 302 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 36 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 54 I10_DX37 303 309 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 37 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 55 I10_DX38 310 316 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 38 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 56 I10_DX39 317 323 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 39 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 57 I10_DX40 324 330 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 40 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 58 I10_NDX 331 332 Num ICD-10-CM Number of diagnoses on this record NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 59 I10_NPR 333 334 Num ICD-10-PCS Number of procedures on this record NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 60 I10_PR1 335 341 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 1 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 61 I10_PR2 342 348 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 2 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 62 I10_PR3 349 355 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 3 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 63 I10_PR4 356 362 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 4 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 64 I10_PR5 363 369 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 5 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 65 I10_PR6 370 376 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 6 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 66 I10_PR7 377 383 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 7 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 67 I10_PR8 384 390 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 8 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 68 I10_PR9 391 397 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 9 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 69 I10_PR10 398 404 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 10 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 70 I10_PR11 405 411 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 11 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 71 I10_PR12 412 418 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 12 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 72 I10_PR13 419 425 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 13 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 73 I10_PR14 426 432 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 14 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 74 I10_PR15 433 439 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 15 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 75 I10_PR16 440 446 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 16 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 76 I10_PR17 447 453 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 17 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 77 I10_PR18 454 460 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 18 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 78 I10_PR19 461 467 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 19 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 79 I10_PR20 468 474 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 20 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 80 I10_PR21 475 481 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 21 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 81 I10_PR22 482 488 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 22 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 82 I10_PR23 489 495 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 23 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 83 I10_PR24 496 502 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 24 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 84 I10_PR25 503 509 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 25 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 85 KEY_NIS 510 519 Num NIS record number NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 86 LOS 520 524 Num Length of stay (cleaned) NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 87 MDC 525 526 Num MDC in effect on discharge date NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 88 MDC_NoPOA 527 528 Num MDC in use on discharge date, calculated without POA NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 89 NIS_STRATUM 529 532 Num NIS hospital stratum NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 90 PAY1 533 534 Num Primary expected payer (uniform) NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 91 PL_NCHS 535 537 Num Patient Location: NCHS Urban-Rural Code NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 92 PRDAY1 538 540 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR1 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 93 PRDAY2 541 543 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR2 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 94 PRDAY3 544 546 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR3 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 95 PRDAY4 547 549 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR4 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 96 PRDAY5 550 552 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR5 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 97 PRDAY6 553 555 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR6 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 98 PRDAY7 556 558 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR7 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 99 PRDAY8 559 561 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR8 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 100 PRDAY9 562 564 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR9 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 101 PRDAY10 565 567 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR10 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 102 PRDAY11 568 570 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR11 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 103 PRDAY12 571 573 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR12 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 104 PRDAY13 574 576 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR13 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 105 PRDAY14 577 579 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR14 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 106 PRDAY15 580 582 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR15 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 107 PRDAY16 583 585 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR16 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 108 PRDAY17 586 588 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR17 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 109 PRDAY18 589 591 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR18 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 110 PRDAY19 592 594 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR19 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 111 PRDAY20 595 597 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR20 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 112 PRDAY21 598 600 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR21 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 113 PRDAY22 601 603 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR22 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 114 PRDAY23 604 606 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR23 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 115 PRDAY24 607 609 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR24 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 116 PRDAY25 610 612 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR25 NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 117 PRVER 613 614 Num Procedure Version NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 118 RACE 615 616 Num Race (uniform) NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 119 TOTCHG 617 626 Num Total charges (cleaned) NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 120 TRAN_IN 627 628 Num Transfer in indicator NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 121 TRAN_OUT 629 630 Num Transfer out indicator NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 122 YEAR 631 634 Num Calendar year NIS 2017 NIS_2017_Core 123 ZIPINC_QRTL 635 636 Num Median household income national quartile for patient ZIP Code