/*******************************************************************            
* Creation Date: 01/04/2018                                                     
*   SC_SID_2015q1q3_CORE.SAS:                                                   
*      THE SAS CODE SHOWN BELOW WILL LOAD THE ASCII                             
*      INPATIENT STAY CORE FILE INTO SAS                                        
*******************************************************************/            
                                                                                
                                                                                
***************************************************************;                
* ----------------------------------------------------------- *;                
* |  NOTICE: Use of HCUP data constitutes acceptance of the | *;                
* |  terms and conditions of the HCUP Data Use Agreement.   | *;                
* ----------------------------------------------------------- *;                
***************************************************************;                
                                                                                
                                                                                
***********************************************;                                
*  Create SAS informats for missing values     ;                                
***********************************************;                                
PROC FORMAT;                                                                    
  INVALUE N2PF                                                                  
    '-9' = .                                                                    
    '-8' = .A                                                                   
    '-6' = .C                                                                   
    '-5' = .N                                                                   
    OTHER = (|2.|)                                                              
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N3PF                                                                  
    '-99' = .                                                                   
    '-88' = .A                                                                  
    '-66' = .C                                                                  
    OTHER = (|3.|)                                                              
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N4PF                                                                  
    '-999' = .                                                                  
    '-888' = .A                                                                 
    '-666' = .C                                                                 
    OTHER = (|4.|)                                                              
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N4P1F                                                                 
    '-9.9' = .                                                                  
    '-8.8' = .A                                                                 
    '-6.6' = .C                                                                 
    OTHER = (|4.1|)                                                             
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N5PF                                                                  
    '-9999' = .                                                                 
    '-8888' = .A                                                                
    '-6666' = .C                                                                
    OTHER = (|5.|)                                                              
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N5P2F                                                                 
    '-9.99' = .                                                                 
    '-8.88' = .A                                                                
    '-6.66' = .C                                                                
    OTHER = (|5.2|)                                                             
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N6PF                                                                  
    '-99999' = .                                                                
    '-88888' = .A                                                               
    '-66666' = .C                                                               
    OTHER = (|6.|)                                                              
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N6P2F                                                                 
    '-99.99' = .                                                                
    '-88.88' = .A                                                               
    '-66.66' = .C                                                               
    OTHER = (|6.2|)                                                             
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N7P2F                                                                 
    '-999.99' = .                                                               
    '-888.88' = .A                                                              
    '-666.66' = .C                                                              
    OTHER = (|7.2|)                                                             
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N7P4F                                                                 
    '-9.9999' = .                                                               
    '-8.8888' = .A                                                              
    '-6.6666' = .C                                                              
    OTHER = (|7.4|)                                                             
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N8PF                                                                  
    '-9999999' = .                                                              
    '-8888888' = .A                                                             
    '-6666666' = .C                                                             
    OTHER = (|8.|)                                                              
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N8P2F                                                                 
    '-9999.99' = .                                                              
    '-8888.88' = .A                                                             
    '-6666.66' = .C                                                             
    OTHER = (|8.2|)                                                             
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N9PF                                                                  
    '-99999999' = .                                                             
    '-88888888' = .A                                                            
    '-66666666' = .C                                                            
    OTHER = (|9.|)                                                              
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N9P2F                                                                 
    '-99999.99' = .                                                             
    '-88888.88' = .A                                                            
    '-66666.66' = .C                                                            
    OTHER = (|9.2|)                                                             
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N10PF                                                                 
    '-999999999' = .                                                            
    '-888888888' = .A                                                           
    '-666666666' = .C                                                           
    OTHER = (|10.|)                                                             
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N10P4F                                                                
    '-9999.9999' = .                                                            
    '-8888.8888' = .A                                                           
    '-6666.6666' = .C                                                           
    OTHER = (|10.4|)                                                            
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N10P5F                                                                
    '-999.99999' = .                                                            
    '-888.88888' = .A                                                           
    '-666.66666' = .C                                                           
    OTHER = (|10.5|)                                                            
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE DATE10F                                                               
    '-999999999' = .                                                            
    '-888888888' = .A                                                           
    '-666666666' = .C                                                           
    OTHER = (|MMDDYY10.|)                                                       
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N11PF                                                                 
    '-9999999999' = .                                                           
    '-8888888888' = .A                                                          
    '-6666666666' = .C                                                          
    OTHER = (|11.|)                                                             
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N11P2F                                                                
    '-9999999.99' = .                                                           
    '-8888888.88' = .A                                                          
    '-6666666.66' = .C                                                          
    OTHER = (|11.2|)                                                            
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N12P2F                                                                
    '-99999999.99' = .                                                          
    '-88888888.88' = .A                                                         
    '-66666666.66' = .C                                                         
    OTHER = (|12.2|)                                                            
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N12P5F                                                                
    '-99999.99999' = .                                                          
    '-88888.88888' = .A                                                         
    '-66666.66666' = .C                                                         
    OTHER = (|12.5|)                                                            
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N13PF                                                                 
    '-999999999999' = .                                                         
    '-888888888888' = .A                                                        
    '-666666666666' = .C                                                        
    OTHER = (|13.|)                                                             
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N15P2F                                                                
    '-99999999999.99' = .                                                       
    '-88888888888.88' = .A                                                      
    '-66666666666.66' = .C                                                      
    OTHER = (|15.2|)                                                            
  ;                                                                             
  RUN;                                                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
*******************************;                                                
*  Data Step                  *;                                                
*******************************;                                                
DATA SC_SIDC_2015q1q3_CORE;                                                     
INFILE 'SC_SID_2015q1q3_CORE.ASC' FIRSTOBS=3 LRECL = 672;                       
                                                                                
*** Variable attribute ***;                                                     
ATTRIB                                                                          
  AMONTH                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Admission month"                                                       
                                                                                
  ATYPE                      LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Admission type"                                                        
                                                                                
  AWEEKEND                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Admission day is a weekend"                                            
                                                                                
  DaysICU                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Days in medical/surgical intensive care unit (as received from source)"
                                                                                
  DIED                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Died during hospitalization"                                           
                                                                                
  DISP_X                     LENGTH=$2                                          
  LABEL="Disposition of patient (as received from source)"                      
                                                                                
  DISPUB04                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Disposition of patient (UB-04 standard coding)"                        
                                                                                
  DISPUNIFORM                LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Disposition of patient (uniform)"                                      
                                                                                
  DMONTH                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Discharge month"                                                       
                                                                                
  DQTR                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Discharge quarter"                                                     
                                                                                
  DRG                        LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="DRG in effect on discharge date"                                       
                                                                                
  DRG_NoPOA                  LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="DRG in use on discharge date, calculated without POA"                  
                                                                                
  DRG32                      LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="DRG, version 32"                                                       
                                                                                
  DRGVER                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="DRG grouper version used on discharge date"                            
                                                                                
  DX1                        LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 1"                                                           
                                                                                
  DX2                        LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 2"                                                           
                                                                                
  DX3                        LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 3"                                                           
                                                                                
  DX4                        LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 4"                                                           
                                                                                
  DX5                        LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 5"                                                           
                                                                                
  DX6                        LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 6"                                                           
                                                                                
  DX7                        LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 7"                                                           
                                                                                
  DX8                        LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 8"                                                           
                                                                                
  DX9                        LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 9"                                                           
                                                                                
  DX10                       LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 10"                                                          
                                                                                
  DX11                       LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 11"                                                          
                                                                                
  DX12                       LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 12"                                                          
                                                                                
  DX13                       LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 13"                                                          
                                                                                
  DX14                       LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 14"                                                          
                                                                                
  DX15                       LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 15"                                                          
                                                                                
  DXCCS1                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 1"                                                      
                                                                                
  DXCCS2                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 2"                                                      
                                                                                
  DXCCS3                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 3"                                                      
                                                                                
  DXCCS4                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 4"                                                      
                                                                                
  DXCCS5                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 5"                                                      
                                                                                
  DXCCS6                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 6"                                                      
                                                                                
  DXCCS7                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 7"                                                      
                                                                                
  DXCCS8                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 8"                                                      
                                                                                
  DXCCS9                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 9"                                                      
                                                                                
  DXCCS10                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 10"                                                     
                                                                                
  DXCCS11                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 11"                                                     
                                                                                
  DXCCS12                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 12"                                                     
                                                                                
  DXCCS13                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 13"                                                     
                                                                                
  DXCCS14                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 14"                                                     
                                                                                
  DXCCS15                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 15"                                                     
                                                                                
  DXPOA1                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 1, present on admission indicator"                           
                                                                                
  DXPOA2                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 2, present on admission indicator"                           
                                                                                
  DXPOA3                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 3, present on admission indicator"                           
                                                                                
  DXPOA4                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 4, present on admission indicator"                           
                                                                                
  DXPOA5                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 5, present on admission indicator"                           
                                                                                
  DXPOA6                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 6, present on admission indicator"                           
                                                                                
  DXPOA7                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 7, present on admission indicator"                           
                                                                                
  DXPOA8                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 8, present on admission indicator"                           
                                                                                
  DXPOA9                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 9, present on admission indicator"                           
                                                                                
  DXPOA10                    LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 10, present on admission indicator"                          
                                                                                
  DXPOA11                    LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 11, present on admission indicator"                          
                                                                                
  DXPOA12                    LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 12, present on admission indicator"                          
                                                                                
  DXPOA13                    LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 13, present on admission indicator"                          
                                                                                
  DXPOA14                    LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 14, present on admission indicator"                          
                                                                                
  DXPOA15                    LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 15, present on admission indicator"                          
                                                                                
  DXVER                      LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Diagnosis Version"                                                     
                                                                                
  E_CCS1                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: E Code 1"                                                         
                                                                                
  E_CCS2                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: E Code 2"                                                         
                                                                                
  E_CCS3                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: E Code 3"                                                         
                                                                                
  E_CCS4                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: E Code 4"                                                         
                                                                                
  E_CCS5                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: E Code 5"                                                         
                                                                                
  E_CCS6                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: E Code 6"                                                         
                                                                                
  E_CCS7                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: E Code 7"                                                         
                                                                                
  E_CCS8                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: E Code 8"                                                         
                                                                                
  E_POA1                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="E Code 1, present on admission indicator"                              
                                                                                
  E_POA2                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="E Code 2, present on admission indicator"                              
                                                                                
  E_POA3                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="E Code 3, present on admission indicator"                              
                                                                                
  E_POA4                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="E Code 4, present on admission indicator"                              
                                                                                
  E_POA5                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="E Code 5, present on admission indicator"                              
                                                                                
  E_POA6                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="E Code 6, present on admission indicator"                              
                                                                                
  E_POA7                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="E Code 7, present on admission indicator"                              
                                                                                
  E_POA8                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="E Code 8, present on admission indicator"                              
                                                                                
  ECODE1                     LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="E code 1"                                                              
                                                                                
  ECODE2                     LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="E code 2"                                                              
                                                                                
  ECODE3                     LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="E code 3"                                                              
                                                                                
  ECODE4                     LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="E code 4"                                                              
                                                                                
  ECODE5                     LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="E code 5"                                                              
                                                                                
  ECODE6                     LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="E code 6"                                                              
                                                                                
  ECODE7                     LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="E code 7"                                                              
                                                                                
  ECODE8                     LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="E code 8"                                                              
                                                                                
  FEMALE                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Indicator of sex"                                                      
                                                                                
  HCUP_ED                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="HCUP Emergency Department service indicator"                           
                                                                                
  HCUP_OS                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="HCUP Observation Stay service indicator"                               
                                                                                
  HOSPBRTH                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Indicator of birth in this hospital"                                   
                                                                                
  HOSPST                     LENGTH=$2                                          
  LABEL="Hospital state postal code"                                            
                                                                                
  KEY                        LENGTH=8                      FORMAT=Z15.          
  LABEL="HCUP record identifier"                                                
                                                                                
  LOS                        LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Length of stay (cleaned)"                                              
                                                                                
  LOS_X                      LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Length of stay (as received from source)"                              
                                                                                
  MDC                        LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="MDC in effect on discharge date"                                       
                                                                                
  MDC_NoPOA                  LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="MDC in use on discharge date, calculated without POA"                  
                                                                                
  MDC32                      LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="MDC, version 32"                                                       
                                                                                
  MDSPEC1                    LENGTH=$3                                          
  LABEL="Physician 1 specialty (as received from source)"                       
                                                                                
  MDSPEC2                    LENGTH=$3                                          
  LABEL="Physician 2 specialty (as received from source)"                       
                                                                                
  MEDINCSTQ                  LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Median household income state quartile for patient ZIP Code"           
                                                                                
  NCHRONIC                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Number of chronic conditions"                                          
                                                                                
  NDX                        LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Number of diagnoses on this record"                                    
                                                                                
  NECODE                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Number of E codes on this record"                                      
                                                                                
  NEOMAT                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Neonatal and/or maternal DX and/or PR"                                 
                                                                                
  NPR                        LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Number of procedures on this record"                                   
                                                                                
  ORPROC                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Major operating room procedure indicator"                              
                                                                                
  OS_TIME                    LENGTH=6                                           
  LABEL="Observation stay time summed from UNITS"                               
                                                                                
  PAY1                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Primary expected payer (uniform)"                                      
                                                                                
  PAY1_X                     LENGTH=$2                                          
  LABEL="Primary expected payer (as received from source)"                      
                                                                                
  PL_NCHS                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Patient Location: NCHS Urban-Rural Code"                               
                                                                                
  PL_UR_CAT4                 LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Patient Location: Urban-Rural 4 Categories"                            
                                                                                
  POA_Disch_Edit1            LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Discharge has POA missing on all nonexempt diagnoses"                  
                                                                                
  POA_Disch_Edit2            LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Discharge has POA missing on all nonexempt secondary diagnoses"        
                                                                                
  POA_Hosp_Edit1             LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Hospital reported POA as Y on all diagnoses on all discharges"         
                                                                                
  POA_Hosp_Edit2             LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Hospital reported POA as missing on all non-Medicare discharges"       
                                                                                
  POA_Hosp_Edit3             LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL=                                                                        
                                                                                
"Hospital reported POA as missing on all nonexempt diagnoses for 15% or more of 
discharges"                                                                     
                                                                                
  POA_Hosp_Edit3_Value       LENGTH=8                                           
  LABEL=                                                                        
  "Percentage of discharges with all nonexempt diagnoses missing POA indicators"
                                                                                
  PointOfOrigin_X            LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Point of origin for admission or visit, as received from source"       
                                                                                
  PointOfOriginUB04          LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Point of origin for admission or visit, UB-04 standard coding"         
                                                                                
  PR1                        LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 1"                                                           
                                                                                
  PR2                        LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 2"                                                           
                                                                                
  PR3                        LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 3"                                                           
                                                                                
  PR4                        LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 4"                                                           
                                                                                
  PR5                        LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 5"                                                           
                                                                                
  PR6                        LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 6"                                                           
                                                                                
  PR7                        LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 7"                                                           
                                                                                
  PR8                        LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 8"                                                           
                                                                                
  PR9                        LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 9"                                                           
                                                                                
  PR10                       LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 10"                                                          
                                                                                
  PR11                       LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 11"                                                          
                                                                                
  PR12                       LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 12"                                                          
                                                                                
  PR13                       LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 13"                                                          
                                                                                
  PRCCS1                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 1"                                                      
                                                                                
  PRCCS2                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 2"                                                      
                                                                                
  PRCCS3                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 3"                                                      
                                                                                
  PRCCS4                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 4"                                                      
                                                                                
  PRCCS5                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 5"                                                      
                                                                                
  PRCCS6                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 6"                                                      
                                                                                
  PRCCS7                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 7"                                                      
                                                                                
  PRCCS8                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 8"                                                      
                                                                                
  PRCCS9                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 9"                                                      
                                                                                
  PRCCS10                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 10"                                                     
                                                                                
  PRCCS11                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 11"                                                     
                                                                                
  PRCCS12                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 12"                                                     
                                                                                
  PRCCS13                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 13"                                                     
                                                                                
  PRDAY1                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR1"                                  
                                                                                
  PRDAY2                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR2"                                  
                                                                                
  PRDAY3                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR3"                                  
                                                                                
  PRDAY4                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR4"                                  
                                                                                
  PRDAY5                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR5"                                  
                                                                                
  PRDAY6                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR6"                                  
                                                                                
  PRDAY7                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR7"                                  
                                                                                
  PRDAY8                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR8"                                  
                                                                                
  PRDAY9                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR9"                                  
                                                                                
  PRDAY10                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR10"                                 
                                                                                
  PRDAY11                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR11"                                 
                                                                                
  PRDAY12                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR12"                                 
                                                                                
  PRDAY13                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR13"                                 
                                                                                
  PROCTYPE                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Procedure type indicator"                                              
                                                                                
  PRVER                      LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Procedure Version"                                                     
                                                                                
  PSTATE                     LENGTH=$2                                          
  LABEL="Patient State postal code"                                             
                                                                                
  PSTCO                      LENGTH=4                      FORMAT=Z5.           
  LABEL="Patient state/county FIPS code"                                        
                                                                                
  RACE                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Race (uniform)"                                                        
                                                                                
  RACE_X                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Race (as received from source)"                                        
                                                                                
  SERVICELINE                LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Hospital Service Line"                                                 
                                                                                
  TOTCHG                     LENGTH=6                                           
  LABEL="Total charges (cleaned)"                                               
                                                                                
  TOTCHG_X                   LENGTH=7                                           
  LABEL="Total charges (as received from source)"                               
                                                                                
  TRAN_IN                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Transfer in indicator"                                                 
                                                                                
  TRAN_OUT                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Transfer out indicator"                                                
                                                                                
  YEAR                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Calendar year"                                                         
                                                                                
  ZIPINC_QRTL                LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Median household income national quartile for patient ZIP Code"        
                                                                                
  AGEGROUP                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Age Group"                                                             
                                                                                
  AYEAR                      LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Admission year"                                                        
  ;                                                                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
*** Input the variables from the ASCII file ***;                                
INPUT                                                                           
      @1      AMONTH                        N2PF.                               
      @3      ATYPE                         N2PF.                               
      @5      AWEEKEND                      N2PF.                               
      @7      DaysICU                       N3PF.                               
      @10     DIED                          N2PF.                               
      @12     DISP_X                        $CHAR2.                             
      @14     DISPUB04                      N2PF.                               
      @16     DISPUNIFORM                   N2PF.                               
      @18     DMONTH                        N2PF.                               
      @20     DQTR                          N2PF.                               
      @22     DRG                           N3PF.                               
      @25     DRG_NoPOA                     N3PF.                               
      @28     DRG32                         N3PF.                               
      @31     DRGVER                        N2PF.                               
      @33     DX1                           $CHAR7.                             
      @40     DX2                           $CHAR7.                             
      @47     DX3                           $CHAR7.                             
      @54     DX4                           $CHAR7.                             
      @61     DX5                           $CHAR7.                             
      @68     DX6                           $CHAR7.                             
      @75     DX7                           $CHAR7.                             
      @82     DX8                           $CHAR7.                             
      @89     DX9                           $CHAR7.                             
      @96     DX10                          $CHAR7.                             
      @103    DX11                          $CHAR7.                             
      @110    DX12                          $CHAR7.                             
      @117    DX13                          $CHAR7.                             
      @124    DX14                          $CHAR7.                             
      @131    DX15                          $CHAR7.                             
      @138    DXCCS1                        N4PF.                               
      @142    DXCCS2                        N4PF.                               
      @146    DXCCS3                        N4PF.                               
      @150    DXCCS4                        N4PF.                               
      @154    DXCCS5                        N4PF.                               
      @158    DXCCS6                        N4PF.                               
      @162    DXCCS7                        N4PF.                               
      @166    DXCCS8                        N4PF.                               
      @170    DXCCS9                        N4PF.                               
      @174    DXCCS10                       N4PF.                               
      @178    DXCCS11                       N4PF.                               
      @182    DXCCS12                       N4PF.                               
      @186    DXCCS13                       N4PF.                               
      @190    DXCCS14                       N4PF.                               
      @194    DXCCS15                       N4PF.                               
      @198    DXPOA1                        $CHAR1.                             
      @199    DXPOA2                        $CHAR1.                             
      @200    DXPOA3                        $CHAR1.                             
      @201    DXPOA4                        $CHAR1.                             
      @202    DXPOA5                        $CHAR1.                             
      @203    DXPOA6                        $CHAR1.                             
      @204    DXPOA7                        $CHAR1.                             
      @205    DXPOA8                        $CHAR1.                             
      @206    DXPOA9                        $CHAR1.                             
      @207    DXPOA10                       $CHAR1.                             
      @208    DXPOA11                       $CHAR1.                             
      @209    DXPOA12                       $CHAR1.                             
      @210    DXPOA13                       $CHAR1.                             
      @211    DXPOA14                       $CHAR1.                             
      @212    DXPOA15                       $CHAR1.                             
      @213    DXVER                         N3PF.                               
      @216    E_CCS1                        N4PF.                               
      @220    E_CCS2                        N4PF.                               
      @224    E_CCS3                        N4PF.                               
      @228    E_CCS4                        N4PF.                               
      @232    E_CCS5                        N4PF.                               
      @236    E_CCS6                        N4PF.                               
      @240    E_CCS7                        N4PF.                               
      @244    E_CCS8                        N4PF.                               
      @248    E_POA1                        $CHAR1.                             
      @249    E_POA2                        $CHAR1.                             
      @250    E_POA3                        $CHAR1.                             
      @251    E_POA4                        $CHAR1.                             
      @252    E_POA5                        $CHAR1.                             
      @253    E_POA6                        $CHAR1.                             
      @254    E_POA7                        $CHAR1.                             
      @255    E_POA8                        $CHAR1.                             
      @256    ECODE1                        $CHAR7.                             
      @263    ECODE2                        $CHAR7.                             
      @270    ECODE3                        $CHAR7.                             
      @277    ECODE4                        $CHAR7.                             
      @284    ECODE5                        $CHAR7.                             
      @291    ECODE6                        $CHAR7.                             
      @298    ECODE7                        $CHAR7.                             
      @305    ECODE8                        $CHAR7.                             
      @312    FEMALE                        N2PF.                               
      @314    HCUP_ED                       N2PF.                               
      @316    HCUP_OS                       N2PF.                               
      @318    HOSPBRTH                      N3PF.                               
      @321    HOSPST                        $CHAR2.                             
      @323    KEY                           15.                                 
      @338    LOS                           N5PF.                               
      @343    LOS_X                         N6PF.                               
      @349    MDC                           N2PF.                               
      @351    MDC_NoPOA                     N2PF.                               
      @353    MDC32                         N2PF.                               
      @355    MDSPEC1                       $CHAR3.                             
      @358    MDSPEC2                       $CHAR3.                             
      @361    MEDINCSTQ                     N2PF.                               
      @363    NCHRONIC                      N3PF.                               
      @366    NDX                           N3PF.                               
      @369    NECODE                        N2PF.                               
      @371    NEOMAT                        N2PF.                               
      @373    NPR                           N3PF.                               
      @376    ORPROC                        N2PF.                               
      @378    OS_TIME                       N11P2F.                             
      @389    PAY1                          N2PF.                               
      @391    PAY1_X                        $CHAR2.                             
      @393    PL_NCHS                       N2PF.                               
      @395    PL_UR_CAT4                    N2PF.                               
      @397    POA_Disch_Edit1               N2PF.                               
      @399    POA_Disch_Edit2               N2PF.                               
      @401    POA_Hosp_Edit1                N2PF.                               
      @403    POA_Hosp_Edit2                N2PF.                               
      @405    POA_Hosp_Edit3                N2PF.                               
      @407    POA_Hosp_Edit3_Value          N8P2F.                              
      @415    PointOfOrigin_X               $CHAR1.                             
      @416    PointOfOriginUB04             $CHAR1.                             
      @417    PR1                           $CHAR7.                             
      @424    PR2                           $CHAR7.                             
      @431    PR3                           $CHAR7.                             
      @438    PR4                           $CHAR7.                             
      @445    PR5                           $CHAR7.                             
      @452    PR6                           $CHAR7.                             
      @459    PR7                           $CHAR7.                             
      @466    PR8                           $CHAR7.                             
      @473    PR9                           $CHAR7.                             
      @480    PR10                          $CHAR7.                             
      @487    PR11                          $CHAR7.                             
      @494    PR12                          $CHAR7.                             
      @501    PR13                          $CHAR7.                             
      @508    PRCCS1                        N3PF.                               
      @511    PRCCS2                        N3PF.                               
      @514    PRCCS3                        N3PF.                               
      @517    PRCCS4                        N3PF.                               
      @520    PRCCS5                        N3PF.                               
      @523    PRCCS6                        N3PF.                               
      @526    PRCCS7                        N3PF.                               
      @529    PRCCS8                        N3PF.                               
      @532    PRCCS9                        N3PF.                               
      @535    PRCCS10                       N3PF.                               
      @538    PRCCS11                       N3PF.                               
      @541    PRCCS12                       N3PF.                               
      @544    PRCCS13                       N3PF.                               
      @547    PRDAY1                        N5PF.                               
      @552    PRDAY2                        N5PF.                               
      @557    PRDAY3                        N5PF.                               
      @562    PRDAY4                        N5PF.                               
      @567    PRDAY5                        N5PF.                               
      @572    PRDAY6                        N5PF.                               
      @577    PRDAY7                        N5PF.                               
      @582    PRDAY8                        N5PF.                               
      @587    PRDAY9                        N5PF.                               
      @592    PRDAY10                       N5PF.                               
      @597    PRDAY11                       N5PF.                               
      @602    PRDAY12                       N5PF.                               
      @607    PRDAY13                       N5PF.                               
      @612    PROCTYPE                      N3PF.                               
      @615    PRVER                         N3PF.                               
      @618    PSTATE                        $CHAR2.                             
      @620    PSTCO                         N5PF.                               
      @625    RACE                          N2PF.                               
      @627    RACE_X                        $CHAR1.                             
      @628    SERVICELINE                   N2PF.                               
      @630    TOTCHG                        N10PF.                              
      @640    TOTCHG_X                      N15P2F.                             
      @655    TRAN_IN                       N2PF.                               
      @657    TRAN_OUT                      N2PF.                               
      @659    YEAR                          N4PF.                               
      @663    ZIPINC_QRTL                   N3PF.                               
      @666    AGEGROUP                      N3PF.                               
      @669    AYEAR                         N4PF.                               
      ;                                                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
RUN;
