CY 2018 ESRD PPS FR Provider Level Impact File		
This file contains the data used to assess the impact of the ESRD PPS FR		
		
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	Estimated total CY 2016 MAP
D	Total Payment for Step 2	Estimated total CY 2016 MAP with adjusted outlier thresholds to meet target percentage
E	Total Payment for Step 3	Estimated total CY 2016 MAP with adjusted outlier thresholds and 2018 FR Wage Indexes
F	Total Payment for Step 4	"Estimated total CY 2016 MAP with adjusted outlier thresholds, 2018 FR Wage Indexes and wage index budget neutrality."
I	Total Payment for Step 5	"Estimated total CY 2018 MAP with adjusted outlier thresholds, 2018 NPRM Wage Indexes, wage index budget neutrality,  revised Training add-on amount, training add-on budget neutrality, and final price updates/outlier thresholds."
J	2017 FR Wage Index	Wage Index for 2017
K	2018 FR Wage Index	2018 Wage Index with NEW CBSA Delineations
L	Rural/Urban	Identifies urban or rural status based on geographic location.
		1=Rural
		2=Urban
M	Hospital Based	1=Hospital-based
		2=Freestanding
N	Size	Identifies size of facility based on total number of hemo-equivalent treatments (including treatments for non-Medicare patients)
		"1=Less than 3,000 treatments"
		"2=3,000 to 9,999 treatments"
		"3=More than 10,000 treatments"
O	Low Volume	Identifies facilities that qualify for low-volume adjustment
		1=Yes
		2=No
P	Ownership	Identifies type of ownership by:
		1=Large dialysis organization
		2=Regional chain
		3=Independent
		4=Hospital-based
		5=Unknown
Q	Census Region	Identifies location of facility by Census Region
R	State	Identifies whether facility is in Alaska or Hawaii
		AK=Alaska
		HI=Hawaii
		Other=State other than Alaska or Hawaii
S	Pediatric	Identifies percentage of pediatric patients
		1=Less than 2%
		2=From 2% to 19%
		3=From 20% to 49%
		4=50% or more
T	For Profit	Identifies facilities profit status
		1) Yes
		2) No
