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This variable is contained in the following files:
SAS Name
WRNG_IND_CD
The codes (commonly called warning indicators) specify detailed billing information obtained from the claims analyzed for the stay. The purpose of these codes is to provide additional information for the MEDPAR user, i.e., let the user know whether the stay included adjustments, a single claim or multiple claims, any error conditions, etc.
Each of the digits identify a specific item of interest to users of the MEDPAR file. Warning indicators 1 and 6, and the first two values of indicator 8, are set early in the process – while processing all claims through the final action algorithm, prior to the creation of the stay record. The other indicators are derived from the claims remaining after the final action processing, which are used to create the stay record.
Source: NCH