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* Creation Date: 04/16/2025                                                     
*   NC_SASD_2023_CORE.sas:                                                      
*      THE SAS CODE SHOWN BELOW WILL LOAD THE ASCII                             
*      SASD CORE FILE INTO SAS                                                  
*******************************************************************/            
                                                                                
                                                                                
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* ----------------------------------------------------------- *;                
* |  NOTICE: Use of HCUP data constitutes acceptance of the | *;                
* |  terms and conditions of the HCUP Data Use Agreement.   | *;                
* ----------------------------------------------------------- *;                
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***********************************************;                                
*  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 NC_SASDC_2023_CORE;                                                        
INFILE 'NC_SASD_2023_CORE.asc' FIRSTOBS=3 LRECL = 660;                          
                                                                                
*** Variable attribute ***;                                                     
ATTRIB                                                                          
  AGE                        LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Age in years at admission"                                             
                                                                                
  AGEDAY                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Age in days (when age < 1 year)"                                       
                                                                                
  AGEMONTH                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Age in months (when age < 11 years)"                                   
                                                                                
  AHOUR                      LENGTH=3                      FORMAT=Z4.           
  LABEL="Admission Hour"                                                        
                                                                                
  AMONTH                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Admission month"                                                       
                                                                                
  ATYPE                      LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Admission type"                                                        
                                                                                
  AWEEKEND                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Admission day is a weekend"                                            
                                                                                
  BILLTYPE                   LENGTH=$4                                          
  LABEL="Type of bill, UB-04 coding"                                            
                                                                                
  CPT1                       LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="CPT/HCPCS procedure code 1"                                            
                                                                                
  CPT2                       LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="CPT/HCPCS procedure code 2"                                            
                                                                                
  CPT3                       LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="CPT/HCPCS procedure code 3"                                            
                                                                                
  CPT4                       LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="CPT/HCPCS procedure code 4"                                            
                                                                                
  CPT5                       LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="CPT/HCPCS procedure code 5"                                            
                                                                                
  CPT6                       LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="CPT/HCPCS procedure code 6"                                            
                                                                                
  CPT7                       LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="CPT/HCPCS procedure code 7"                                            
                                                                                
  CPT8                       LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="CPT/HCPCS procedure code 8"                                            
                                                                                
  CPT9                       LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="CPT/HCPCS procedure code 9"                                            
                                                                                
  CPT10                      LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="CPT/HCPCS procedure code 10"                                           
                                                                                
  CPT11                      LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="CPT/HCPCS procedure code 11"                                           
                                                                                
  CPT12                      LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="CPT/HCPCS procedure code 12"                                           
                                                                                
  CPT13                      LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="CPT/HCPCS procedure code 13"                                           
                                                                                
  CPT14                      LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="CPT/HCPCS procedure code 14"                                           
                                                                                
  CPT15                      LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="CPT/HCPCS procedure code 15"                                           
                                                                                
  CPT16                      LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="CPT/HCPCS procedure code 16"                                           
                                                                                
  CPT17                      LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="CPT/HCPCS procedure code 17"                                           
                                                                                
  CPT18                      LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="CPT/HCPCS procedure code 18"                                           
                                                                                
  CPT19                      LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="CPT/HCPCS procedure code 19"                                           
                                                                                
  CPT20                      LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="CPT/HCPCS procedure code 20"                                           
                                                                                
  CPTCCS1                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: CPT 1"                                                            
                                                                                
  CPTCCS2                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: CPT 2"                                                            
                                                                                
  CPTCCS3                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: CPT 3"                                                            
                                                                                
  CPTCCS4                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: CPT 4"                                                            
                                                                                
  CPTCCS5                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: CPT 5"                                                            
                                                                                
  CPTCCS6                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: CPT 6"                                                            
                                                                                
  CPTCCS7                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: CPT 7"                                                            
                                                                                
  CPTCCS8                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: CPT 8"                                                            
                                                                                
  CPTCCS9                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: CPT 9"                                                            
                                                                                
  CPTCCS10                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: CPT 10"                                                           
                                                                                
  CPTCCS11                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: CPT 11"                                                           
                                                                                
  CPTCCS12                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: CPT 12"                                                           
                                                                                
  CPTCCS13                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: CPT 13"                                                           
                                                                                
  CPTCCS14                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: CPT 14"                                                           
                                                                                
  CPTCCS15                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: CPT 15"                                                           
                                                                                
  CPTCCS16                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: CPT 16"                                                           
                                                                                
  CPTCCS17                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: CPT 17"                                                           
                                                                                
  CPTCCS18                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: CPT 18"                                                           
                                                                                
  CPTCCS19                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: CPT 19"                                                           
                                                                                
  CPTCCS20                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: CPT 20"                                                           
                                                                                
  CPTDAY1                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to CPT1"                                 
                                                                                
  CPTDAY2                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to CPT2"                                 
                                                                                
  CPTDAY3                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to CPT3"                                 
                                                                                
  CPTDAY4                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to CPT4"                                 
                                                                                
  CPTDAY5                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to CPT5"                                 
                                                                                
  CPTDAY6                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to CPT6"                                 
                                                                                
  CPTDAY7                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to CPT7"                                 
                                                                                
  CPTDAY8                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to CPT8"                                 
                                                                                
  CPTDAY9                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to CPT9"                                 
                                                                                
  CPTDAY10                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to CPT10"                                
                                                                                
  CPTDAY11                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to CPT11"                                
                                                                                
  CPTDAY12                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to CPT12"                                
                                                                                
  CPTDAY13                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to CPT13"                                
                                                                                
  CPTDAY14                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to CPT14"                                
                                                                                
  CPTDAY15                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to CPT15"                                
                                                                                
  CPTDAY16                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to CPT16"                                
                                                                                
  CPTDAY17                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to CPT17"                                
                                                                                
  CPTDAY18                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to CPT18"                                
                                                                                
  CPTDAY19                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to CPT19"                                
                                                                                
  CPTDAY20                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to CPT20"                                
                                                                                
  DHOUR                      LENGTH=3                      FORMAT=Z4.           
  LABEL="Discharge Hour"                                                        
                                                                                
  DIED                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Died during hospitalization"                                           
                                                                                
  DISP_X                     LENGTH=$6                                          
  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"                                                     
                                                                                
  DSHOSPID                   LENGTH=$17                                         
  LABEL="Data source hospital identifier"                                       
                                                                                
  DURATION                   LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Elapsed time for hospital care in hours and minutes"                   
                                                                                
  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"                               
                                                                                
  HCUP_SURGERY_BROAD_CPT     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL=                                                                        
                                                                                
"Number of reported CPT procedures that qualify as a surgery using a broad defin
ition"                                                                          
                                                                                
  HCUP_SURGERY_NARROW_CPT    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL=                                                                        
                                                                                
"Number of reported CPT procedures that qualify as a surgery using a narrow defi
nition"                                                                         
                                                                                
  HISPANIC                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Hispanic ethnicity (uniform)"                                          
                                                                                
  HISPANIC_X                 LENGTH=$3                                          
  LABEL="Hispanic ethnicity (as received from source)"                          
                                                                                
  HOSPST                     LENGTH=$2                                          
  LABEL="Hospital state postal code"                                            
                                                                                
  I10_DX_Visit_Reason1       LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Reason for visit diagnosis 1"                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX1                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 1"                                                 
                                                                                
  I10_DX2                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 2"                                                 
                                                                                
  I10_DX3                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 3"                                                 
                                                                                
  I10_DX4                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 4"                                                 
                                                                                
  I10_DX5                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 5"                                                 
                                                                                
  I10_DX6                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 6"                                                 
                                                                                
  I10_DX7                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 7"                                                 
                                                                                
  I10_DX8                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 8"                                                 
                                                                                
  I10_DX9                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 9"                                                 
                                                                                
  I10_DX10                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 10"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX11                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 11"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX12                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 12"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX13                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 13"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX14                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 14"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX15                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 15"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX16                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 16"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX17                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 17"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX18                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 18"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX19                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 19"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX20                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 20"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX21                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 21"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX22                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 22"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX23                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 23"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX24                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 24"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX25                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 25"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_NDX                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Number of diagnoses on this record"                          
                                                                                
  I10_PROCTYPE               LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="ICD-10-PCS Procedure type indicator"                                   
                                                                                
  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)"                              
                                                                                
  MEDINCSTQ                  LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Median household income state quartile for patient ZIP Code"           
                                                                                
  NCPT                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Number of CPT/HCPCS procedures for this visit"                         
                                                                                
  OS_TIME                    LENGTH=6                                           
  LABEL="Observation stay time summed from UNITS"                               
                                                                                
  PAY1                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Primary expected payer (uniform)"                                      
                                                                                
  PAY1_X                     LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Primary expected payer (as received from source)"                      
                                                                                
  PAY2                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Secondary expected payer (uniform)"                                    
                                                                                
  PAY2_X                     LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Secondary expected payer (as received from source)"                    
                                                                                
  PAY3                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Tertiary expected payer (uniform)"                                     
                                                                                
  PAY3_X                     LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Tertiary expected payer (as received from source)"                     
                                                                                
  PL_CBSA                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Patient location: Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA)"                  
                                                                                
  PL_NCHS                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Patient Location: NCHS Urban-Rural Code"                               
                                                                                
  PL_RUCC                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Patient location: Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC)"                  
                                                                                
  PL_UIC                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Patient location: Urban Influence Codes"                               
                                                                                
  PL_UR_CAT4                 LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Patient Location: Urban-Rural 4 Categories"                            
                                                                                
  PointOfOrigin_X            LENGTH=$3                                          
  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"         
                                                                                
  PSTATE                     LENGTH=$2                                          
  LABEL="Patient State postal code"                                             
                                                                                
  PSTATE_GEO                 LENGTH=$2                                          
  LABEL="Patient State postal code assigned from ZIP Code"                      
                                                                                
  PSTCO                      LENGTH=4                      FORMAT=Z5.           
  LABEL="Patient state/county FIPS code"                                        
                                                                                
  PSTCO_GEO                  LENGTH=4                      FORMAT=Z5.           
  LABEL="Counties assigned based on ZIP Code geographic centroids"              
                                                                                
  RACE                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Race (uniform)"                                                        
                                                                                
  RACE_PCT_MISS_HOSP         LENGTH=4                      FORMAT=6.2           
  LABEL="Hospital percentage of missing or invalid race values"                 
                                                                                
  RACE_X                     LENGTH=$3                                          
  LABEL="Race (as received from source)"                                        
                                                                                
  SASD_SEDD                  LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="SASD and SEDD indicator"                                               
                                                                                
  STATE_AS                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="State Ambulatory Surgery service indicator"                            
                                                                                
  STATE_ED                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="State Emergency Department service indicator"                          
                                                                                
  STATE_OS                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="State Observation Stay service indicator"                              
                                                                                
  TOTCHG                     LENGTH=6                                           
  LABEL="Total charges (cleaned)"                                               
                                                                                
  TOTCHG_X                   LENGTH=7                                           
  LABEL="Total charges (as received from source)"                               
                                                                                
  YEAR                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Calendar year"                                                         
                                                                                
  ZIP                        LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Patient ZIP Code"                                                      
                                                                                
  ZIP3                       LENGTH=$3                                          
  LABEL="Patient ZIP Code, first 3 digits"                                      
                                                                                
  ZIPINC_QRTL                LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Median household income national quartile for patient ZIP Code"        
                                                                                
  AYEAR                      LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Admission year"                                                        
                                                                                
  BMONTH                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Birth month"                                                           
                                                                                
  BYEAR                      LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Birth year"                                                            
  ;                                                                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
*** Input the variables from the ASCII file ***;                                
INPUT                                                                           
      @1      AGE                           N3PF.                               
      @4      AGEDAY                        N3PF.                               
      @7      AGEMONTH                      N3PF.                               
      @10     AHOUR                         N4PF.                               
      @14     AMONTH                        N2PF.                               
      @16     ATYPE                         N2PF.                               
      @18     AWEEKEND                      N2PF.                               
      @20     BILLTYPE                      $CHAR4.                             
      @24     CPT1                          $CHAR5.                             
      @29     CPT2                          $CHAR5.                             
      @34     CPT3                          $CHAR5.                             
      @39     CPT4                          $CHAR5.                             
      @44     CPT5                          $CHAR5.                             
      @49     CPT6                          $CHAR5.                             
      @54     CPT7                          $CHAR5.                             
      @59     CPT8                          $CHAR5.                             
      @64     CPT9                          $CHAR5.                             
      @69     CPT10                         $CHAR5.                             
      @74     CPT11                         $CHAR5.                             
      @79     CPT12                         $CHAR5.                             
      @84     CPT13                         $CHAR5.                             
      @89     CPT14                         $CHAR5.                             
      @94     CPT15                         $CHAR5.                             
      @99     CPT16                         $CHAR5.                             
      @104    CPT17                         $CHAR5.                             
      @109    CPT18                         $CHAR5.                             
      @114    CPT19                         $CHAR5.                             
      @119    CPT20                         $CHAR5.                             
      @124    CPTCCS1                       N3PF.                               
      @127    CPTCCS2                       N3PF.                               
      @130    CPTCCS3                       N3PF.                               
      @133    CPTCCS4                       N3PF.                               
      @136    CPTCCS5                       N3PF.                               
      @139    CPTCCS6                       N3PF.                               
      @142    CPTCCS7                       N3PF.                               
      @145    CPTCCS8                       N3PF.                               
      @148    CPTCCS9                       N3PF.                               
      @151    CPTCCS10                      N3PF.                               
      @154    CPTCCS11                      N3PF.                               
      @157    CPTCCS12                      N3PF.                               
      @160    CPTCCS13                      N3PF.                               
      @163    CPTCCS14                      N3PF.                               
      @166    CPTCCS15                      N3PF.                               
      @169    CPTCCS16                      N3PF.                               
      @172    CPTCCS17                      N3PF.                               
      @175    CPTCCS18                      N3PF.                               
      @178    CPTCCS19                      N3PF.                               
      @181    CPTCCS20                      N3PF.                               
      @184    CPTDAY1                       N3PF.                               
      @187    CPTDAY2                       N3PF.                               
      @190    CPTDAY3                       N3PF.                               
      @193    CPTDAY4                       N3PF.                               
      @196    CPTDAY5                       N3PF.                               
      @199    CPTDAY6                       N3PF.                               
      @202    CPTDAY7                       N3PF.                               
      @205    CPTDAY8                       N3PF.                               
      @208    CPTDAY9                       N3PF.                               
      @211    CPTDAY10                      N3PF.                               
      @214    CPTDAY11                      N3PF.                               
      @217    CPTDAY12                      N3PF.                               
      @220    CPTDAY13                      N3PF.                               
      @223    CPTDAY14                      N3PF.                               
      @226    CPTDAY15                      N3PF.                               
      @229    CPTDAY16                      N3PF.                               
      @232    CPTDAY17                      N3PF.                               
      @235    CPTDAY18                      N3PF.                               
      @238    CPTDAY19                      N3PF.                               
      @241    CPTDAY20                      N3PF.                               
      @244    DHOUR                         N4PF.                               
      @248    DIED                          N2PF.                               
      @250    DISP_X                        $CHAR6.                             
      @256    DISPUB04                      N2PF.                               
      @258    DISPUNIFORM                   N2PF.                               
      @260    DMONTH                        N2PF.                               
      @262    DQTR                          N2PF.                               
      @264    DSHOSPID                      $CHAR17.                            
      @281    DURATION                      N6PF.                               
      @287    FEMALE                        N2PF.                               
      @289    HCUP_ED                       N2PF.                               
      @291    HCUP_OS                       N2PF.                               
      @293    HCUP_SURGERY_BROAD_CPT        N5PF.                               
      @298    HCUP_SURGERY_NARROW_CPT       N5PF.                               
      @303    HISPANIC                      N2PF.                               
      @305    HISPANIC_X                    $CHAR3.                             
      @308    HOSPST                        $CHAR2.                             
      @310    I10_DX_Visit_Reason1          $CHAR7.                             
      @317    I10_DX1                       $CHAR7.                             
      @324    I10_DX2                       $CHAR7.                             
      @331    I10_DX3                       $CHAR7.                             
      @338    I10_DX4                       $CHAR7.                             
      @345    I10_DX5                       $CHAR7.                             
      @352    I10_DX6                       $CHAR7.                             
      @359    I10_DX7                       $CHAR7.                             
      @366    I10_DX8                       $CHAR7.                             
      @373    I10_DX9                       $CHAR7.                             
      @380    I10_DX10                      $CHAR7.                             
      @387    I10_DX11                      $CHAR7.                             
      @394    I10_DX12                      $CHAR7.                             
      @401    I10_DX13                      $CHAR7.                             
      @408    I10_DX14                      $CHAR7.                             
      @415    I10_DX15                      $CHAR7.                             
      @422    I10_DX16                      $CHAR7.                             
      @429    I10_DX17                      $CHAR7.                             
      @436    I10_DX18                      $CHAR7.                             
      @443    I10_DX19                      $CHAR7.                             
      @450    I10_DX20                      $CHAR7.                             
      @457    I10_DX21                      $CHAR7.                             
      @464    I10_DX22                      $CHAR7.                             
      @471    I10_DX23                      $CHAR7.                             
      @478    I10_DX24                      $CHAR7.                             
      @485    I10_DX25                      $CHAR7.                             
      @492    I10_NDX                       N3PF.                               
      @495    I10_PROCTYPE                  N3PF.                               
      @498    KEY                           15.                                 
      @513    LOS                           N5PF.                               
      @518    LOS_X                         N6PF.                               
      @524    MEDINCSTQ                     N2PF.                               
      @526    NCPT                          N4PF.                               
      @530    OS_TIME                       N11P2F.                             
      @541    PAY1                          N2PF.                               
      @543    PAY1_X                        $CHAR5.                             
      @548    PAY2                          N2PF.                               
      @550    PAY2_X                        $CHAR5.                             
      @555    PAY3                          N2PF.                               
      @557    PAY3_X                        $CHAR5.                             
      @562    PL_CBSA                       N3PF.                               
      @565    PL_NCHS                       N2PF.                               
      @567    PL_RUCC                       N2PF.                               
      @569    PL_UIC                        N2PF.                               
      @571    PL_UR_CAT4                    N2PF.                               
      @573    PointOfOrigin_X               $CHAR3.                             
      @576    PointOfOriginUB04             $CHAR1.                             
      @577    PSTATE                        $CHAR2.                             
      @579    PSTATE_GEO                    $CHAR2.                             
      @581    PSTCO                         N5PF.                               
      @586    PSTCO_GEO                     N5PF.                               
      @591    RACE                          N2PF.                               
      @593    RACE_PCT_MISS_HOSP            N7P2F.                              
      @600    RACE_X                        $CHAR3.                             
      @603    SASD_SEDD                     N2PF.                               
      @605    STATE_AS                      N2PF.                               
      @607    STATE_ED                      N2PF.                               
      @609    STATE_OS                      N2PF.                               
      @611    TOTCHG                        N10PF.                              
      @621    TOTCHG_X                      N15P2F.                             
      @636    YEAR                          N4PF.                               
      @640    ZIP                           $CHAR5.                             
      @645    ZIP3                          $CHAR3.                             
      @648    ZIPINC_QRTL                   N3PF.                               
      @651    AYEAR                         N4PF.                               
      @655    BMONTH                        N2PF.                               
      @657    BYEAR                         N4PF.                               
      ;                                                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
RUN;
