Data Set Name: NIS_2016_CORE Number of Observations: 7135090 Total Record Length: 497 Total Number of Data Elements: 98 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 2016 NIS_2016_Core 1 AGE 1 3 Num Age in years at admission NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 2 AGE_NEONATE 4 5 Num Neonatal age (first 28 days after birth) indicator NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 3 AMONTH 6 7 Num Admission month NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 4 AWEEKEND 8 9 Num Admission day is a weekend NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 5 DIED 10 11 Num Died during hospitalization NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 6 DISCWT 12 22 7 Num NIS discharge weight NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 7 DISPUNIFORM 23 24 Num Disposition of patient (uniform) NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 8 DQTR 25 26 Num Discharge quarter NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 9 DRG 27 29 Num DRG in effect on discharge date NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 10 DRGVER 30 31 Num DRG grouper version used on discharge date NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 11 DRG_NoPOA 32 34 Num DRG in use on discharge date, calculated without POA NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 12 DXVER 35 36 Num Diagnosis Version NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 13 ELECTIVE 37 38 Num Elective versus non-elective admission NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 14 FEMALE 39 40 Num Indicator of sex NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 15 HCUP_ED 41 43 Num HCUP Emergency Department service indicator NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 16 HOSP_DIVISION 44 45 Num Census Division of hospital NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 17 HOSP_NIS 46 50 Num NIS hospital number NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 18 I10_DX1 51 57 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 1 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 19 I10_DX2 58 64 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 2 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 20 I10_DX3 65 71 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 3 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 21 I10_DX4 72 78 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 4 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 22 I10_DX5 79 85 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 5 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 23 I10_DX6 86 92 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 6 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 24 I10_DX7 93 99 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 7 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 25 I10_DX8 100 106 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 8 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 26 I10_DX9 107 113 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 9 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 27 I10_DX10 114 120 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 10 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 28 I10_DX11 121 127 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 11 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 29 I10_DX12 128 134 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 12 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 30 I10_DX13 135 141 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 13 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 31 I10_DX14 142 148 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 14 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 32 I10_DX15 149 155 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 15 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 33 I10_DX16 156 162 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 16 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 34 I10_DX17 163 169 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 17 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 35 I10_DX18 170 176 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 18 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 36 I10_DX19 177 183 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 19 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 37 I10_DX20 184 190 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 20 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 38 I10_DX21 191 197 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 21 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 39 I10_DX22 198 204 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 22 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 40 I10_DX23 205 211 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 23 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 41 I10_DX24 212 218 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 24 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 42 I10_DX25 219 225 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 25 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 43 I10_DX26 226 232 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 26 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 44 I10_DX27 233 239 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 27 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 45 I10_DX28 240 246 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 28 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 46 I10_DX29 247 253 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 29 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 47 I10_DX30 254 260 Char ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 30 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 48 I10_ECAUSE1 261 267 Char ICD-10-CM External cause 1 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 49 I10_ECAUSE2 268 274 Char ICD-10-CM External cause 2 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 50 I10_ECAUSE3 275 281 Char ICD-10-CM External cause 3 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 51 I10_ECAUSE4 282 288 Char ICD-10-CM External cause 4 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 52 I10_NDX 289 290 Num ICD-10-CM Number of diagnoses on this record NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 53 I10_NECAUSE 291 293 Num ICD-10-CM Number of External cause codes on this record NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 54 I10_NPR 294 295 Num ICD-10-PCS Number of procedures on this record NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 55 I10_PR1 296 302 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 1 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 56 I10_PR2 303 309 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 2 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 57 I10_PR3 310 316 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 3 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 58 I10_PR4 317 323 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 4 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 59 I10_PR5 324 330 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 5 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 60 I10_PR6 331 337 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 6 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 61 I10_PR7 338 344 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 7 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 62 I10_PR8 345 351 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 8 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 63 I10_PR9 352 358 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 9 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 64 I10_PR10 359 365 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 10 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 65 I10_PR11 366 372 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 11 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 66 I10_PR12 373 379 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 12 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 67 I10_PR13 380 386 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 13 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 68 I10_PR14 387 393 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 14 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 69 I10_PR15 394 400 Char ICD-10-PCS Procedure 15 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 70 KEY_NIS 401 410 Num NIS record number NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 71 LOS 411 415 Num Length of stay (cleaned) NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 72 MDC 416 417 Num MDC in effect on discharge date NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 73 MDC_NoPOA 418 419 Num MDC in use on discharge date, calculated without POA NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 74 NIS_STRATUM 420 423 Num NIS hospital stratum NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 75 PAY1 424 425 Num Primary expected payer (uniform) NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 76 PL_NCHS 426 428 Num Patient Location: NCHS Urban-Rural Code NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 77 PRDAY1 429 431 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR1 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 78 PRDAY2 432 434 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR2 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 79 PRDAY3 435 437 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR3 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 80 PRDAY4 438 440 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR4 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 81 PRDAY5 441 443 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR5 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 82 PRDAY6 444 446 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR6 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 83 PRDAY7 447 449 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR7 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 84 PRDAY8 450 452 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR8 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 85 PRDAY9 453 455 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR9 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 86 PRDAY10 456 458 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR10 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 87 PRDAY11 459 461 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR11 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 88 PRDAY12 462 464 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR12 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 89 PRDAY13 465 467 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR13 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 90 PRDAY14 468 470 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR14 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 91 PRDAY15 471 473 Num Number of days from admission to I10_PR15 NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 92 PRVER 474 475 Num Procedure Version NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 93 RACE 476 477 Num Race (uniform) NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 94 TOTCHG 478 487 Num Total charges (cleaned) NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 95 TRAN_IN 488 489 Num Transfer in indicator NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 96 TRAN_OUT 490 491 Num Transfer out indicator NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 97 YEAR 492 495 Num Calendar year NIS 2016 NIS_2016_Core 98 ZIPINC_QRTL 496 497 Num Median household income national quartile for patient ZIP Code