Central Distributor SASD: Description of Data Elements

PROFEE - Indicator of professional fees in total charges

Documentation Sections:

General Notes

Uniform Values

State Specific Notes

General Notes

An indicator that professional fees are included in total charges (PROFEE) is retained as provided by the data source. The original values have not been recoded into uniform HCUP values and are source-specific.

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Uniform Values

Variable Description Value Value Description PROFEE Indicator of professional fees in total charges 1 Yes 2 No . Missing

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State Specific Notes

Florida Prior to 2005, PROFEE is a required submission field for ambulatory surgery data in Florida. PROFEE indicates whether or not professional fees for radiology services are included in total charges (TOTCHG and TOTCHG_X). The coding of TOTCHG and TOTCHG_X in Florida is inconsistent with the coding of total charges in other states. In Florida, total charges may include professional fees. In all other HCUP states, either professional fees are not included in the supplied total charges or the professional fees are subtracted from the total during HCUP processing. Use the variable PROFEE to identify records for which the total charges include professional fees. Beginning in 2005, Florida stopped providing the variable, PROFEE.

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