Variable Format    Q#/Freq            Description/Label
 
BASEID   $BSIDFMT                      Unique SP Identification Number          
                          8,248        LOW-HIGH          BASEID Count                            
 
SURVEYYR SVYRFMT                       Survey year                              
                          8,248                    2020  2020                                    
 
VERSION  VERSFMT                       Version Number                           
                          8,248                       1  Version 1                               
 
EVNTNUM  $EVNTNUM                      Unique event identifier                  
                          8,166        001-999           Survey-reported event                   
                             82        U001-U999         Event created from survey-reported event
 
OREVTYPE $EVNTTYP                      Original reported event type             
                          8,248        VU                Vision                                  
 
CLAIMID  CLAIMID                       Claim this survey is matched to          
                          5,856                       .  Missing                                 
                          2,392        Range of values   Claim ID                                
 
D_BEGYY  EVYY                          Event begin year                         
                          8,248        Range of values   Year                                    
 
D_BEGMM  EVMM                          Event begin month                        
                            323                       D  Don't Know                              
                              3                       N  Not ascertained                         
                          7,922        01-12             Month                                   
 
D_BEGDD  EVDD                          Event begin day                          
                          2,156                       D  Don't Know                              
                            675                       .  Inapplicable                            
                              3                       N  Not ascertained                         
                             15                       R  Refused                                 
                          5,399        01-31             Day of month                            
 
SOURCE   SRCE                          Source of event: Survey, claim, or both? 
                          5,856                       1  Survey only                             
                          2,392                       3  Both survey & claims                    
 
SITCODE  $SITCODE                      Community or facility setting?           
                              1        B                 Both community & facility               
                          8,194        C                 Community                               
                             24        D                 Deemed community                        
                              8        F                 Facility                                
                              6        H                 Hospice                                 
                              8        I                 Inpatient                               
                              7        S                 SNF                                     
 
AMTTOT   MONYFMT                       Total payment                            
                          8,248        Range of values   Amount as $$$$$$.CC                     
 
IMPATOT  IMPFLAG                       Imputation flag:  Amt total payment      
                          3,946                       0  Not Imputed                             
                          4,302                       1  Imputed by hotdeck                      
 
AMTCOV   MONYFMT                       Portion of total pay cov by Medicare     
                          8,248        Range of values   Amount as $$$$$$.CC                     
 
AMTNCOV  MONYFMT                       Portion of total pay not cov by Medicare 
                          8,248        Range of values   Amount as $$$$$$.CC                     
 
AMTCARE  MONYFMT                       Amount paid by Medicare FFS              
                          8,248        Range of values   Amount as $$$$$$.CC                     
 
IMPSCARE IMPFLAG                       Imputation flag: SOP Medicare FFS        
                          8,248                       0  Not Imputed                             
 
IMPACARE IMPFLAG                       Imputation flag: Amt Medicare FFS        
                          8,248                       0  Not Imputed                             
 
AMTCAID  MONYFMT                       Amount paid by Medicaid                  
                          8,248        Range of values   Amount as $$$$$$.CC                     
 
IMPSCAID IMPFLAG                       Imputation flag: SOP Medicaid            
                          7,983                       0  Not Imputed                             
                            265                       1  Imputed by hotdeck                      
 
IMPACAID IMPFLAG                       Imputation flag: Amt Medicaid            
                          7,896                       0  Not Imputed                             
                            352                       1  Imputed by hotdeck                      
 
AMTMADV  MONYFMT                       Amount paid by Medicare MCO/HMO          
                          8,248        Range of values   Amount as $$$$$$.CC                     
 
IMPSMADV IMPFLAG                       Imputation flag: SOP Medicare MCO/HMO    
                          6,908                       0  Not Imputed                             
                          1,340                       1  Imputed by hotdeck                      
 
IMPAMADV IMPFLAG                       Imputation flag: Amt Medicare MCO/HMO    
                          6,683                       0  Not Imputed                             
                          1,565                       1  Imputed by hotdeck                      
 
AMTHMOP  MONYFMT                       Amount paid by Private MCO/HMO           
                          8,248        Range of values   Amount as $$$$$$.CC                     
 
IMPSHMOP IMPFLAG                       Imputation flag: SOP Private MCO/HMO     
                          8,009                       0  Not Imputed                             
                            239                       1  Imputed by hotdeck                      
 
IMPAHMOP IMPFLAG                       Imputation flag: Amt Private MCO/HMO     
                          7,955                       0  Not Imputed                             
                            293                       1  Imputed by hotdeck                      
 
AMTPRVE  MONYFMT                       Amount paid by priv ins(employer spons)  
                          8,248        Range of values   Amount as $$$$$$.CC                     
 
IMPSPRVE IMPFLAG                       Imputation flag: SOP priv ins-employer   
                          8,158                       0  Not Imputed                             
                             90                       1  Imputed by hotdeck                      
 
IMPAPRVE IMPFLAG                       Imputation flag: Amt priv ins-employer   
                          8,023                       0  Not Imputed                             
                            225                       1  Imputed by hotdeck                      
 
AMTPRVI  MONYFMT                       Amount paid by priv ins (indiv purch)    
                          8,248        Range of values   Amount as $$$$$$.CC                     
 
IMPSPRVI IMPFLAG                       Imputation flag: SOP priv ins-indiv pur  
                          8,148                       0  Not Imputed                             
                            100                       1  Imputed by hotdeck                      
 
IMPAPRVI IMPFLAG                       Imputation flag: Amt priv ins-indiv pur  
                          8,027                       0  Not Imputed                             
                            221                       1  Imputed by hotdeck                      
 
AMTPRVU  MONYFMT                       Amount paid by priv ins (unknown purch)  
                          8,248        Range of values   Amount as $$$$$$.CC                     
 
IMPSPRVU IMPFLAG                       Imputaiton flag: SOP priv ins-unknown    
                          8,248                       0  Not Imputed                             
 
IMPAPRVU IMPFLAG                       Imputation flag: Amt priv ins-unknown    
                          8,248                       0  Not Imputed                             
 
AMTOOP   MONYFMT                       Amount paid by person/family             
                          8,248        Range of values   Amount as $$$$$$.CC                     
 
IMPSOOP  IMPFLAG                       Imputation flag: SOP paid by person      
                          5,692                       0  Not Imputed                             
                          2,556                       1  Imputed by hotdeck                      
 
IMPAOOP  IMPFLAG                       Imputation flag: Amt paid by person      
                          5,172                       0  Not Imputed                             
                          3,076                       1  Imputed by hotdeck                      
 
AMTDISC  MONYFMT                       Amount of uncollected liabilities        
                          8,248        Range of values   Amount as $$$$$$.CC                     
         Notes:  Beginning in 2013 this includes sequestration reduction
 
IMPSDISC IMPFLAG                       Imputation flag: SOP of uncoll liab      
                          7,182                       0  Not Imputed                             
                          1,066                       1  Imputed by hotdeck                      
 
IMPADISC IMPFLAG                       Imputation flag: Amt of uncoll liab      
                          7,052                       0  Not Imputed                             
                          1,196                       1  Imputed by hotdeck                      
 
AMTOTH   MONYFMT                       Amt paid by other sources (includes VA)  
                          8,248        Range of values   Amount as $$$$$$.CC                     
         Notes:  Beginning in 2016, this field also includes VA payments
 
IMPSOTH  IMPFLAG                       Imputation flag: SOP other sources       
                          8,248                       0  Not Imputed                             
 
IMPAOTH  IMPFLAG                       Imputation flag: Amt other sources       
                          8,127                       0  Not Imputed                             
                            121                       1  Imputed by hotdeck                      
 
VUEYETST IND1FMT                       SP had eye exam                          
                             17                       D  Don't know                              
                             82                       .  Inapplicable/Missing                    
                             55                       N  Not ascertained                         
                              1                       R  Refused                                 
                          1,667                       0  Not indicated                           
                          6,426                       1  Indicated                               
                 First available in 2019
 
VUCONFIT IND1FMT                       SP had contact fitting                   
                             17                       D  Don't know                              
                             82                       .  Inapplicable/Missing                    
                             55                       N  Not ascertained                         
                              1                       R  Refused                                 
                          8,027                       0  Not indicated                           
                             66                       1  Indicated                               
                 First available in 2019
 
VUCONPUR IND1FMT                       SP had contact purchase                  
                             17                       D  Don't know                              
                             82                       .  Inapplicable/Missing                    
                             55                       N  Not ascertained                         
                              1                       R  Refused                                 
                          8,015                       0  Not indicated                           
                             78                       1  Indicated                               
                 First available in 2019
 
VUGLAFIT IND1FMT                       SP had glasses fitting                   
                             17                       D  Don't know                              
                             82                       .  Inapplicable/Missing                    
                             55                       N  Not ascertained                         
                              1                       R  Refused                                 
                          7,781                       0  Not indicated                           
                            312                       1  Indicated                               
                 First available in 2019
 
VUGLAPUR IND1FMT                       SP had glasses purchase                  
                             17                       D  Don't know                              
                             82                       .  Inapplicable/Missing                    
                             55                       N  Not ascertained                         
                              1                       R  Refused                                 
                          7,415                       0  Not indicated                           
                            678                       1  Indicated                               
                 First available in 2019
 
VUREFSUR IND1FMT                       SP had refractive surgery                
                             17                       D  Don't know                              
                             82                       .  Inapplicable/Missing                    
                             55                       N  Not ascertained                         
                              1                       R  Refused                                 
                          8,057                       0  Not indicated                           
                             36                       1  Indicated                               
                 First available in 2019
 
VUCATSUR IND1FMT                       SP had cataract surgery                  
                             17                       D  Don't know                              
                             82                       .  Inapplicable/Missing                    
                             55                       N  Not ascertained                         
                              1                       R  Refused                                 
                          7,634                       0  Not indicated                           
                            459                       1  Indicated                               
                 First available in 2019
 
VUGLASUR IND1FMT                       SP had glaucoma survery                  
                             17                       D  Don't know                              
                             82                       .  Inapplicable/Missing                    
                             55                       N  Not ascertained                         
                              1                       R  Refused                                 
                          8,008                       0  Not indicated                           
                             85                       1  Indicated                               
                 First available in 2019
 
VUCORSUR IND1FMT                       SP had corneal surgery                   
                             17                       D  Don't know                              
                             82                       .  Inapplicable/Missing                    
                             55                       N  Not ascertained                         
                              1                       R  Refused                                 
                          8,064                       0  Not indicated                           
                             29                       1  Indicated                               
                 First available in 2019
 
VUVITSUR IND1FMT                       SP had vitreo-retinal surgery            
                             17                       D  Don't know                              
                             82                       .  Inapplicable/Missing                    
                             55                       N  Not ascertained                         
                              1                       R  Refused                                 
                          8,053                       0  Not indicated                           
                             40                       1  Indicated                               
                 First available in 2019
 
VUOCUSUR IND1FMT                       SP had oculoplastic surgery              
                             17                       D  Don't know                              
                             82                       .  Inapplicable/Missing                    
                             55                       N  Not ascertained                         
                              1                       R  Refused                                 
                          8,084                       0  Not indicated                           
                              9                       1  Indicated                               
                 First available in 2019
 
VUEYEMUS IND1FMT                       SP had eye muscle surgery                
                             17                       D  Don't know                              
                             82                       .  Inapplicable/Missing                    
                             55                       N  Not ascertained                         
                              1                       R  Refused                                 
                          8,083                       0  Not indicated                           
                             10                       1  Indicated                               
                 First available in 2019
 
VUREMOVE IND1FMT                       SP had eye removal                       
                             17                       D  Don't know                              
                             82                       .  Inapplicable/Missing                    
                             55                       N  Not ascertained                         
                              1                       R  Refused                                 
                          8,093                       0  Not indicated                           
                 First available in 2019
 
VUOTHER  IND1FMT                       SP had other vision service              
                             17                       D  Don't know                              
                             82                       .  Inapplicable/Missing                    
                             55                       N  Not ascertained                         
                              1                       R  Refused                                 
                          6,177                       0  Not indicated                           
                          1,916                       1  Indicated                               
                 First available in 2019
 
MCOHMO   HMO                           Event provided by an MCO/HMO?            
                          3,309                       0  Event not provided by MCO/HMO           
                          4,939                       1  Event provided by MCO/HMO               
 
