This variable is contained in the following files: Carrier (Encounter, Preliminary File), Durable Medical Equipment (Encounter, Preliminary File), Home Health Agency (Encounter, Preliminary File), Inpatient File (Encounter, Preliminary File), Outpatient (Encounter, Preliminary File), Skilled Nursing Facility (Encounter, Preliminary File), Carrier (Encounter, Final File), Durable Medical Equipment (Encounter, Final File), Home Health Agency (Encounter, Final File), Inpatient File (Encounter, Final File), Outpatient (Encounter, Final File), Skilled Nursing Facility (Encounter, Final File)
Short SAS Name
BENE_CNTY_CD
SAS Name
BENE_CNTY_CD
The 3-digit social security administration (SSA) standard county code of a beneficiary's residence.
CMS enrollment data is obtained from the source CMS Common Medicare Environment (CME) data.
A listing of county codes can be found on the US Census website; also CMS has corebased statistical area (CBSA) crosswalk files available on their website, which include state and county SSA codes.
Source: CMS Encounter Data System (EDS)