Central Distributor SID: Description of Data Elements

PAYER2_X - Expected secondary payer identifier, plan specific

Documentation Sections:

General Notes

Uniform Values

State Specific Notes

General Notes

PAYER2_X retains the expanded, detailed expected secondary payer plan codes provided by the data source. PAY2_X contains payer categories (e.g., commercial insurance); more detailed, plan-specific codes are reported in PAYER2_X (e.g., AETNA and United Healthcare). The original values have not been recoded into uniform HCUP values and are source-specific. Information on the definition of the source values contained in PAYER2_X is available under the variable note for PAYER1_X.

Top

Uniform Values

Variable Description Value Value Description PAYER2_X Expected secondary payer identifier, plan specific n(a) State specific coding - See the "State Specific Notes" section for details

Top

State Specific Notes

Information on State specific coding for this data element is available under the "State Specific Notes" section for the data element PAYER1_X.

Top