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This variable is contained in the following files:
SAS Name
INTNSV_CARE_DAY_CNT
The count of the number of intensive care unit (ICU) days used by the beneficiary for the stay.
There is approximately a 20% error rate in the revenue center code category 0206 due to coders misunderstanding the term 'post ICU' as including any day after an ICU stay rather than just days in a step-down/lower case version of an ICU. 'Post' was removed from the revenue center code 0206 description, effective 10/1/96 (12/96 MEDPAR update). 0206 Is now defined as 'intermediate ICU'.
This field is derived by accumulating the revenue center unit count associated with accommodation revenue center codes 020X (all 9 subcategories) from all claims included in the stay.
There is approximately a 20% error rate in the revenue center code category 0206 due to coders misunderstanding the term 'post ICU' as including any day after an ICU stay rather than just days in a step-down/lower case version of an ICU. 'Post' was removed from the revenue center code 0206 description, effective 10/1/96 (12/96 MEDPAR update). 0206 Is now defined as intermediate ICU'.
Source: MedPAR (derived)