This variable is contained in the following files: Home Health Agency (Encounter, Preliminary File), Inpatient File (Encounter, Preliminary File), Outpatient (Encounter, Preliminary File), Skilled Nursing Facility (Encounter, Preliminary File), Home Health Agency (Encounter, Final File), Inpatient File (Encounter, Final File), Outpatient (Encounter, Final File), Skilled Nursing Facility (Encounter, Final File)
SAS Name
CLM_SPAN_FROM_DT
The from date of a period associated with an occurrence of a specific event relating to an institutional claim that may affect payer processing.
The first date associated with the claim occurrence span code (variable called the CLM_SPAN_CD).
Source: Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs)