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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/kid/KID_2003_CORE_Volume2_M-Z.pdf
January 01, 2003 - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) KID Description of Data Elements - Core Notes … Description of Data Elements
Kids' Inpatient Database (KID)
Core File
2003
Volume … Not all data elements in the KID Core file are uniformly coded across
states. … to 1 Set to inconsistent (.C)
PCCHPRn Set to invalid (.A). … RECNUM can be used to link the KID Core and Severity Measures file.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/nedsdde.jsp
March 01, 2024 - the 2015 data with ICD-9-CM codes (ED visits from January 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015) are in one set … data with ICD-10-CM/PCS codes (ED visits from October 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015) are in a separate set … Core
Core
AWEEKEND
Admission day is on a weekend
2006+
Core
Core
CHRONn … Core
FEMALE
Indicator of sex
2006+
Core
Core
HCUPFILE
Source of HCUP … Core
PAY2
Expected secondary payer, uniform
2006+
Core
Core
PCLASS_EDn
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/kid/corrections2003.jsp
May 01, 2008 - Inpatient Database (KID) - 2003 Please refer to the information below for corrections to the KID data set … Correction to 2003 KID Core File, KID_STRATUM
In the 2003 KID Core File, KID_STRATUM values of 9999
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/sasddist/2015_MN_CD.jsp
January 01, 2015 - Ambulatory Surgery and Services Databases (SASD) for Minnesota were recreated in March 2019 to correct the Core … Data Issue
The 2015 Minnesota SASD included six files, three types of files (Core, Charge, and Diagnosis … Data for discharge quarters 1â3 with ICD-9-CM coding are stored in one set of three files, and data … for discharge quarter 4 with ICD-10-CM/PCS coding are stored in another set of three files. … There was an issue with the Core file type for discharge quarters 1â3, which made it incompatible with
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2017-01.pdf
January 01, 2017 - $DX1))
core$IndexEvent <- core$DMONTH >= 1 & core$DMONTH <= 11 &
core$DIED == 0 & core$LOS >= 0 & … core$AGE >= 18 &
core$DX1 %in% DXrange & substr(core$DX1, 5, 5) ! … for index events
core$PseudoDDate[core$IndexEvent] <- core$NRD_DaysToEvent[core$IndexEvent] + … ifelse(core$LOS >= 0,
core$LOS, NA)[core$IndexEvent]
# Identify readmission events and subset … file
core <- core[ with( core, order( HOSP_NRD, KEY_NRD )), ]
readmits <- readmits[ with( readmits
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/seddoverview.jsp
September 01, 2025 - The SEDD contain a core set of clinical and nonclinical information on all patients, including individuals … In addition to the core set of uniform data elements common to all SEDD, some State data include other … of the 2015 data with ICD-9-CM codes (discharges from Jan 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015) are in one set … @AHRQ.gov
Return to Contents
SEDD Hardware and Software Requirements
The SEDD data set … available, depending on the SID being used
SAS®, SPSS®, or similar analysis software
The data set
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/NIS_Introduction_1998.jsp
January 01, 1998 - NIS Data Sources, Hospitals, and Inpatient Stays
State-Specific Restrictions
Contents of CD-ROM Set … One file per data file: Core, Core Subsample #1, Core Subsample #2, and Hospital Weights. … One file per data file: Core, Core Subsample #1, Core Subsample #2, and Hospital Weights. … One file per data file: Core, Core Subsample #1, Core Subsample #2, and Hospital Weights. … One file per data file: Core, Core Subsample #1, Core Subsample #2, and Hospital Weights.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/tools/stats/NIS_1999_COREv2.TXT
January 01, 1999 - Data Set Name: NIS_1999_CORE
Number of Observations: 7198929
Total Record Length … 1999 CORE 9 DIED 32 33 Num Died during hospitalization
NIS 1999 CORE … NIS 1999 CORE 19 DX1 74 78 Char Principal diagnosis
NIS 1999 CORE … CORE 36 DXCCS3 157 160 Num CCS: diagnosis 3
NIS 1999 CORE … 1999 CORE 54 LOS_X 228 233 Num Length of stay (uncleaned)
NIS 1999 CORE
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/tools/stats/NIS_1998_COREv2.TXT
January 01, 1998 - Data Set Name: NIS_1998_CORE
Number of Observations: 6827350
Total Record Length … 1998 CORE 9 DIED 32 33 Num Died during hospitalization
NIS 1998 CORE … NIS 1998 CORE 19 DX1 74 78 Char Principal diagnosis
NIS 1998 CORE … CORE 36 DXCCS3 157 160 Num CCS: diagnosis 3
NIS 1998 CORE … 1998 CORE 54 LOS_X 228 233 Num Length of stay (uncleaned)
NIS 1998 CORE
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/NIS_Introduction_2000.jsp
January 01, 2000 - NIS Data Sources, Hospitals, and Inpatient Stays
State-Specific Restrictions
Contents of CD-ROM Set … One file per data file: Core, Core Subsample #1, Core Subsample #2, and Hospital Weights. … One file per data file: Core, Core Subsample #1, Core Subsample #2, and Hospital Weights. … One file per data file: Core, Core Subsample #1, Core Subsample #2, and Hospital Weights. … One file per data file: Core, Core Subsample #1, Core Subsample #2, and Hospital Weights.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/NIS_Introduction_1999.jsp
January 01, 1999 - One file per data file: Core, Core Subsample #1, Core Subsample #2, and Hospital Weights. … One file per data type: Core and Hospital Weights. … One file per data file: Core, Core Subsample #1, Core Subsample #2, and Hospital Weights. … One file per data file: Core, Core Subsample #1, Core Subsample #2, and Hospital Weights. … One file per data file: Core, Core Subsample #1, Core Subsample #2, and Hospital Weights.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/sasdoverview.jsp
September 01, 2025 - The databases contain a core set of clinical and nonclinical information on all patients, regardless … In addition to the core set of uniform data elements common to all SASD, some include other elements … of the 2015 data with ICD-9-CM codes (discharges from Jan 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015) are in one set … data with ICD-10-CM/PCS codes (discharges from October 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015) are in a separate set … available, depending on the SID being used
SAS®, SPSS®, or similar analysis software
The data set
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/NIS97_Overview_122104.pdf
September 01, 2002 - HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS),
which are:
< OVERVIEW OF NIS DATA
< CONTENTS OF CD-ROM SET … 1988-1992
C 8 States in
1988
On CD-ROM,
in ASCII format
5 years of NIS data in a 26-CD set … WI
(added GA, HI, UT )
December 30, 1999 12 Introduction to the NIS
CONTENTS OF CDROM SET … December 30, 1999 13 Introduction to the NIS
The data files are provided on a set of five CD-ROMs … Contents of NIS, Release 6, 1997, on CD-ROM – 6-CD Set
CD #1.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/nedsoverview.jsp
July 01, 2025 - Return to Contents
NEDS File Structure
Generally, the NEDS is a set of annual files including … several discharge-level files and one hospital-level file:
Discharge-Level files
Core … year 2015 data with ICD-9-CM codes (discharges from January 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015) are in one set …
Computer Hardware and Software Requirements for Using the NEDS
The NEDS data set … WinZip®, or Stuffit Expander®
SAS®, SPSS®, Stata® or similar analysis software
The data set
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/NIS95_%20Overview_122104.pdf
November 01, 2015 - NIS Tools
Release 2 1993
17 states
On CD-ROM,
in ASCII format
1 year of data in a 6-CD set … NIS Tools
Release 3 1994
17 states
On CD-ROM,
in ASCII format
1 year of data in a 6-CD set … NIS Tools
Release 4 1995
19 states
On CD-ROM,
in ASCII format
1 year of data in a 6-CD set … NIS, Release 4, 1995, on CD-ROM – 6-CD Set
CD #1.
1995, Inpatient Stay Core File A, includes most … to other core files
CD #5.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/comorbidity/comoanaly_01.txt
December 08, 2004 - MEASURES FOR';
TITLE2 'USE WITH DISCHARGE ADMINISTRATIVE DATA';
*** Macro Variables that need to be set … ;
* Maximum number of DXs; %LET NUMDX=2;
* Input SAS file member name; %LET CORE=XXXXXX;
DATA … OUT1.ANALYSIS;
SET IN1. … &CORE (KEEP=DRG DX1-DX&NUMDX MDC NDX);
DROP DRG DX1-DX&NUMDX MDC NDX I J DXVALUE A1-A31 … 1;
END;
END;
/*********************************************************/
/* SET
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/NIS_Introduction_2001.jsp
January 01, 2001 - NIS Data Sources, Hospitals, and Inpatient Stays
State-Specific Restrictions
Contents of CD-ROM Set … One file per data file: Core, Core Subsample #1, Core Subsample #2, and Hospital Weights. … One file per data file: Core, Core Subsample #1, Core Subsample #2, and Hospital Weights. … One file per data file: Core, Core Subsample #1, Core Subsample #2, and Hospital Weights. … One file per data file: Core, Core Subsample #1, Core Subsample #2, and Hospital Weights.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/comorbidity/comoanaly_2003.txt
January 01, 2003 - MEASURES FOR';
TITLE2 'USE WITH DISCHARGE ADMINISTRATIVE DATA';
*** Macro Variables that need to be set … ;
* Maximum number of DXs; %LET NUMDX=2;
* Input SAS file member name; %LET CORE=XXXXXX;
DATA … OUT1.ANALYSIS;
SET IN1. … &CORE (KEEP=DRG DX1-DX&NUMDX MDC NDX);
DROP DRG DX1-DX&NUMDX MDC NDX I J DXVALUE A1-A31 … 1;
END;
END;
/*********************************************************/
/* SET
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/NIS94_Overview_122104.pdf
November 01, 2015 - Releases
Release 1 1988-1992
11 states
On CD-ROM,
in ASCII format
5 years of data in a 26-CD set … NIS Tools
Release 2 1993
17 states
On CD-ROM,
in ASCII format
1 year of data in a 6-CD set … NIS Tools
Release 3 1994
17 states
On CD-ROM,
in ASCII format
1 year of data in a 6-CD set … NIS, Release 3, 1994 on CD-ROM – 6-CD Set
CD #1.
1994, Inpatient Stay Core File A, includes most … to other core files
CD #5.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/kid/DataElements_KID_2003_HOSPITAL.pdf
January 01, 2003 - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) KID Description of Data Elements - Core Notes … HOSPSTCO can be used to link HCUP data to any other data set that uses the
modified FIPS county code … KID_STRATUM was set to 9999 for children's hospitals. … In these cases, we examined the data and consulted with
AHRQ to determine whether or not to set KID_STRATUM