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Slide 17. Example: Payer Detail Varies by State
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP): Overview of HCUP Databases, Tools, and Resources
Slide Presentation from 2010 webinar describing the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP).
| PAY1_X | PAY1 (Standardized) |
|---|
| Value | Description | Value | Description |
|---|
| M | Medicare | 1 | Medicare |
| D | Medicaid | 2 | Medicaid |
| B | Blue Cross and Blue Shield | 3 | Private Insurance |
| I,S | Other Insurance Comp; Self Ins |
| H | HMO-PPO |
| P | Self-pay | 4 | Self-pay |
| Z | Free | 5 | No charge |
| W | Workers' Comp | 6 | Other |
| C | CHAMPUS |
| E, N | Other Government |
| L,O | Other |
| 3,5,A,F,G,J,K,Y | Unknown | | Missing |
| Other Values | | A | Invalid |
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Page last reviewed May 2010
Internet Citation: Slide 17. Example: Payer Detail Varies by State: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP): Overview of HCUP Databases, Tools, and Resources.
May 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/webinars/hcup/hcupsld17.html