| Code | Code value |
|---|---|
|
AA
|
Armed Forces, Americas
|
|
AE
|
Armed Forces, Europe/Middle East/Africa/Canada
|
|
AK
|
Alaska
|
|
AL
|
Alabama
|
|
AP
|
Armed Forces, Pacific
|
|
AR
|
Arkansas
|
|
AS
|
American Samoa
|
|
AZ
|
Arizona
|
|
CA
|
California
|
|
CO
|
Colorado
|
|
CT
|
Connecticut
|
|
DC
|
District of Columbia
|
|
DE
|
Delaware
|
|
FL
|
Florida
|
|
FM
|
Federated States of Micronesia
|
|
GA
|
Georgia
|
|
GU
|
Guam
|
|
HI
|
Hawaii
|
|
IA
|
Iowa
|
|
ID
|
Idaho
|
|
IL
|
Illinois
|
|
IN
|
Indiana
|
|
KS
|
Kansas
|
|
KY
|
Kentucky
|
|
LA
|
Louisiana
|
|
MA
|
Massachusetts
|
|
MD
|
Maryland
|
|
ME
|
Maine
|
|
MH
|
Marshall Islands
|
|
MI
|
Michigan
|
|
MN
|
Minnesota
|
|
MO
|
Missouri
|
|
MP
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
|
MS
|
Mississippi
|
|
MT
|
Montana
|
|
NC
|
North Carolina
|
|
ND
|
North Dakota
|
|
NE
|
Nebraska
|
|
NH
|
New Hampshire
|
|
NJ
|
New Jersey
|
|
NM
|
New Mexico
|
|
NV
|
Nevada
|
|
NY
|
New York
|
|
OH
|
Ohio
|
|
OK
|
Oklahoma
|
|
OR
|
Oregon
|
|
PA
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
PR
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
PW
|
Palau
|
|
RI
|
Rhode Island
|
|
SC
|
South Carolina
|
|
SD
|
South Dakota
|
|
TN
|
Tennessee
|
|
TX
|
Texas
|
|
UT
|
Utah
|
|
VA
|
Virginia
|
|
VI
|
Virgin Islands
|
|
VT
|
Vermont
|
|
WA
|
Washington
|
|
WI
|
Wisconsin
|
|
WV
|
West Virginia
|
|
WY
|
Wyoming
|
|
XX
|
Unknown
|
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
CLM_SUBSCR_USPS_STATE_CD
SAS Name
CLM_SUBSCR_USPS_STATE_CD
This variable is the Medicare subscriber’s 2-character United States Postal Service (USPS) state code abbreviation, as submitted on the encounter record.
Source: Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs)