UTILITIES/MISCELLANEOUS

Berenson-Eggers Type of Service (BETOS) File

This file contains procedure codes and the BETOS code assigned. Each procedure code file includes the descriptions of the BETOS codes.

Carrier/Locality State & County File

This file contains, county a record for each unique combination of carrier, locality, state, and county. It contains carrier number, carrier locality code name, Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) state and county codes, Social Security Administration (SSA) state and county codes, and Metropolitan Statistical Area/Business Enterprise Area (MSA/BEA) assignment. This file is produced annually, usually in September.

ICD-9-CM Conversion Software Files

The purpose of the Electronic ICD-9-CM Diagnosis and Procedure Conversion Table Reporting System for FY 1986 to FY 1998 is to provide a systematic approach to tracking modifications to codes and/or descriptions made to ICD-9-CM each year. The system was approved by CMS(previously HCFA) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The system contains tables sorted and presented in different orders for easy comment on code changes. This Electronic Reporting System (ERS) is the official version of the code changes. The system is updated after the publication of the final rule on code changes in the Federal Register, usually the first week of September.

ICD-9-CM Version 17.0 File

This diskette includes the following files and a corresponding abbreviated narrative description of each file.

1. Major Diagnostic Category (MDC)
2. Diagnosis Related Group (DRG)
3. ICD-9-CM Diagnostic Code
4. ICD-9-CM Procedure Code

These files are updated after the publication of the Final Rule in the Federal Register, usually by the first week of September.

PPS SSA/FIPS MSA State and County Crosswalk File

This file contains a crosswalk of state and county codes used by the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), county name, and a historical list of Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA).

1. The Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) is published in the Federal Register, by the end of May.
2. The Final Rule is published in the Federal Register, usually by the first week of September.

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