Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 186 - HEALTH REGISTRIES AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION
Chapter 6 - OUTPATIENT SURGICAL PROCEDURES DATA
Attachment 186-6-1

Current through September 17, 2024

Nebraska Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers Data Dictionary.

This precise format is necessary.

Please follow the instructions for preparing the data.

REQUIRED

VARIABLE NAME

VARIABLE LABEL OR CODE

DATA TYPE

LENGTH

Row one of the text file may have the field names as column headings but should not have a case record.

1

Facility

Hospital or Ambulatory Surgery Center name. Full name of Hospital or Ambulatory Surgery Center

Char

35

Column A, repeat for each record

2

State License

License number issued by Nebraska DHHS alpha-numeric Example ASC099

NUM

Column B, repeat for each record

3

License

The national provider identifier number. It is an alpha-numeric consisting of 10 characters

NUM

10

Column C, repeat for each record

4

Charges

Facility portion of billed charges associated with primary procedure performed. Facility portion of billed charges should not include professional fees. 18 digits numeric unsigned 15 positions for whole dollar, 1 position for decimal and 2 positions for cents.

NUM

18

Column C, no $sign, no comma separator, numeric only, use decimal point and "00" if whole dollar charge. No need for leading zeroes.

5

County

County Name (Residence)

CHAR

35

Column D, leave blank if unknown

6

State

Patient State Code (Residence). Two letters postal code of the state name

CHAR

2

Column E, two letter postal code only - ALL CAPS

7

ZIP5

5-Digit patient zip code (Residence). 5-Digits numeric zip code

NUM

5

Column F, 5-Digit only

8

PROC

Primary outpatient surgical procedure performed for each patient encounter at the facility, reported by Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes or Health Care Financing Administration Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes Procedure codes. Refer to CPT or HCPCS coding manual.

CHAR

5

Column G, alpha-numeric

9

DATE

The date the procedure was performed MM/DD/YYY

NUM

10

Column I, exactly this format, use "/", not"-", use leading zeroes. Use four digit year.

10

PAYERCD

Payer Code

1 - Medicare

2- Medicaid

3- Commercial Insurance

4- Self Pay

5- Other Government

6- Workers Compensation

CHAR

2

Column H. One digit of number. No insurance name, please.

11

GENDER

Gender of the patient

Male = M

Female = F

Unknown = U

CHAR

1

Column J, one letter only

12

AGE

Age of the patient in years at the time of procedure. If less than 1 year, age = 0

NUM

3

Column K, numbers only

OPTIONAL

13

DOB

Date of patient birth MM/DD/YY

NUM

10

Column L, exactly this format, use "/" not"-", use leading zeroes. Use four digit year.

14

DIAG1

Primary ICD-10 Diagnosis Code

Diagnosis Codes. Refer to ICD-10-CM coding manual

CHAR/NUM

7

Column M, ICD Code only

1st character is alpha (not U); 2nd & 3rd characters are numeric; 4th, 5th & 6th characters can be any combination of alpha & numeric; 7th character (extension character) can be alpha or numeric

15

DIAG2

Secondary ICD-10 Diagnosis Code

Diagnosis codes. Refer to ICD-10-CM coding manual

CHAR/NUM

7

Column N, ICD Code only

1st character is alpha (not U); 2nd & 3rd characters are numeric; 4th, 5th & 6th characters can be any combination of alpha & numeric; 7th character (extension character) can be alpha or numeric

16

DIAG3

Tertiary ICD-10 Diagnosis Code

Diagnosis codes. Refer to ICD-10-CM coding manual

CHAR/NUM

7

Column O, ICD Code only

1st character is alpha (not U); 2nd & 3rd characters are numeric; 4th, 5th & 6th characters can be any combination of alpha & numeric; 7th character (extension character) can be alpha or numeric

17

DIAG4

Fourth ICD-10 Diagnosis Code

Diagnosis codes. Refer to ICD-10-CM coding manual

CHAR/NUM

7

Column P, ICD Code only

1st character is alpha (not U); 2nd & 3rd characters are numeric; 4th, 5th & 6th characters can be any combination of alpha & numeric; 7th character (extension character) can be alpha or numeric

18

DIAG5

Fifth ICD-10 Diagnosis Code

Diagnosis codes. Refer to ICD-10-CM coding manual

CHAR/NUM

7

Column Q, ICD Code only

1st character is alpha (not U); 2nd & 3rd characters are numeric; 4th, 5th & 6th characters can be any combination of alpha & numeric; 7th character (extension character) can be alpha or numeric

19

DIAG6

Sixth ICD-10 Diagnosis Code

Diagnosis codes. Refer to ICD-10-CM coding manual

CHAR/NUM

7

Column R, ICD Code only

1st character is alpha (not U); 2nd & 3rd characters are numeric; 4th, 5th & 6th characters can be any combination of alpha & numeric; 7th character (extension character) can be alpha or numeric

20

DIAG7

Seventh ICD-10 Diagnosis Code

Diagnosis codes. Refer to ICD-10-CM coding manual

CHAR/NUM

7

Column S, ICD Code only

1st character is alpha (not U); 2nd & 3rd characters are numeric; 4th, 5th & 6th characters can be any combination of alpha & numeric; 7th character (extension character) can be alpha or numeric

21

DIAG8

Eight ICD-10 Diagnosis Code

Diagnosis codes. Refer to ICD-10-CM coding manual

CHAR/NUM

7

Column T, ICD Code only 1st character is alpha (not U); 2nd & 3rd characters are numeric; 4th, 5th & 6th characters can be any combination of alpha & numeric; 7th character (extension character) can be alpha or numeric

22

DIAG9

Ninth ICD-10 Diagnosis Code

Diagnosis codes. Refer to ICD-10-CM coding manual

CHAR/NUM

7

Column U, ICD Code only

1st character is alpha (not U); 2nd & 3rd characters are numeric; 4th, 5th & 6th characters can be any combination of alpha & numeric; 7th character (extension character) can be alpha or numeric

23

DIAG10

Tenth ICD-10 Diagnosis Code

Diagnosis codes. Refer to ICD-10-CM coding manual

CHAR/NUM

7

Column V, ICD Code only 1st character is alpha (not U); 2nd & 3rd characters are numeric; 4th, 5th & 6th characters can be any combination of alpha & numeric; 7th character (extension character) can be alpha or numeric

24

E-CODE

E-code

External cause of Injury and poisoning (E-code)

Refer to ICD-10-CM coding manual

CHAR/NUM

7

Column W, E-Code only 1st character is alpha (not U); 2nd & 3rd characters are numeric; 4th, 5th & 6th characters can be any combination of alpha & numeric; 7th character (extension character) can be alpha or numeric

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