| Code | Code value |
|---|---|
|
AK
|
Alaska
|
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AL
|
Alabama
|
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AR
|
Arkansas
|
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AZ
|
Arizona
|
|
CA
|
California
|
|
CO
|
Colorado
|
|
CT
|
Connecticut
|
|
DC
|
District of Columbia
|
|
DE
|
Delaware
|
|
FL
|
Florida
|
|
GA
|
Georgia
|
|
HI
|
Hawaii
|
|
IA
|
Iowa
|
|
ID
|
Idaho
|
|
IL
|
Illinois
|
|
IN
|
Indiana
|
|
KS
|
Kansas
|
|
KY
|
Kentucky
|
|
LA
|
Louisiana
|
|
MA
|
Massachusetts
|
|
MD
|
Maryland
|
|
ME
|
Maine
|
|
MI
|
Michigan
|
|
MN
|
Minnesota
|
|
MO
|
Missouri
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Null
|
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
BENE_STATE
SAS Name
BENE_STATE
This variable is the two-letter postal abbreviation for the state where the beneficiary lives.
CCW derived this variable by taking the SSA state/county code on the CME record for that beneficiary in the CMS enrollment database and linking it to the corresponding state postal abbreviation. If we could not find a state using this method, we set the variable equal to the state portion of the beneficiary’s SSA state/county code. If that failed, we set the state equal to null.
Source: CMS Common Medicare Environment (CME) and CMS/Census Bureau crosswalk (derived)