CY 2022 AKI NPRM Provider Level Impact File		
		
Column	Title	Description
A	Provider ID	Six character OSCAR Provider Number (CMS Certification Number). 
B	Number of Dialysis Treatments	Hemo-equivalent treatments
C	Total Payment for Step 1	This is the baseline result for comparison purposes- use 2020 data with the 2021 wage index
D	Total Payment for Step 2	This step updates the wage index from its 2021 value to its 2022 value.
E	Total Payment for Step 3	This step applies a budget neutrality factor to account for the change in the wage index (Labor related shares in in 2021 and 2022 are the same values).
F	Total Payment for Step 4	This step updates the base rate by the market basket update and the productivity adjustment.  
G	Rural 	Identifies urban or rural status based on geographic location under CBSA delineations
		Yes=Rural
		No=Urban
H	Hospital Based	Yes=Hospital-based
		No=Freestanding
I	Census Region	Identifies location of facility by Census Region
J	State	Identifies the facility's state
K	Pediatric	Identifies percentage of pediatric patients
		1=Less than 2%
		2=From 2% to 19%
		3=From 20% to 49%
		4=50% or more
L	Size	Identifies size of facility based on total number of hemo-equivalent treatments (including treatments for non-Medicare patients)
		"1=Less than 4,000 treatments"
		"2=4,000 to 9,999 treatments"
		"3=More than 10,000 treatments"
		4=Unkown
M	Ownership	Identifies type of ownership by:
		1=Large dialysis organization
		2=Regional chain
		3=Independent
		4=Hospital-based
		5=Unknown
N	For Profit	Identifies facilities profit status
		1) Yes
		2) No
O	"2021 Wage Index, 0.5 Wage Floor"	Wage Index for 2021
P	"2022 Wage Index, 0.5 Wage Floor"	Wage Index for 2022
