NAME:        	NCH Beneficiary Inpatient (or other Part A) 
		Deductible Amount
 
 
 DESCRIPTION:	The amount of the deductible the beneficiary paid
 		for inpatient services, as originally submitted on
 		the institutional claim.

		Under Part A, the deductible applies only to inpatient 
		hospital care (whether in an acute care facility, 
		Inpatient psychiatric facility [IPF], inpatient 
		rehabilitation facility [IRF], or long term care 
		hospital [LTCH]) and is charged only at the beginning 
		of each benefit period, which is similar to an episode 
		of illness.  

		This variable is null/missing for skilled nursing 
		facility (SNF), home health, and hospice claims.

 
 SHORT NAME: 	DED_AMT

 LONG NAME: 	NCH_BENE_IP_DDCTBL_AMT

 TYPE:		NUM
 
 LENGTH: 	12

 SOURCE: 	NCH

 CODE VALUES:	-
 
  
 COMMENT:  	Costs to beneficiaries are described in detail on the 
		Medicare.gov website.