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Part B National Summary Data File

Dataset Summary

Agency	Department of Health and Human Services
Sub-Agency	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Category	Health and Nutrition
Date Released	17-Dec-2009
Date Updated	12-Jan-2010
Time Period	CY 2008
Frequency	Annual
Description	The Medicare Part B National datasets are summarized by meaningful Health Care Common Procedure Coding/Current Procedural Terminology, (HCPC/CPT), code ranges. Each dataset displays the allowed services, allowed charges and payment amounts by HCPC/CPT codes and prominent modifiers. There is a readme file that provides additional information about the datasets.

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Raw Data Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Statistical
Keywords	Part B National Summary Data File, Part B Data, Part B Summary Data
Unique ID	1470

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NonIdentifiableDataFiles/03_PartBNationalSummaryDataFile.asp
Agency Program Page	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NonIdentifiableDataFiles/
Agency Data Series Page	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NonIdentifiableDataFiles/03_PartBNationalSummaryDataFile.asp

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	Part B Summary Data
Granularity
Geographic Coverage	National

Data Description

Collection Mode	Computer
Data Collection Instrument	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NonIdentifiableDataFiles/03_PartBNationalSummaryDataFile.asp
Data Dictionary/Variable List	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NonIdentifiableDataFiles/03_PartBNationalSummaryDataFile.asp

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NonIdentifiableDataFiles/03_PartBNationalSummaryDataFile.asp
Additional Metadata

Statistical Information

Statistical Methodology	N/A
Sampling	N/A
Estimation	N/A
Weighting	N/A
Disclosure avoidance	N/A
Questionnaire design	N/A
Series breaks	N/A
Non-response adjustment	N/A
Seasonal adjustment	N/A
Statistical Characteristics	N/A

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