NAME:       	NCH Near Line Record Identification Code (RIC)
 
 
 DESCRIPTION:	A code defining the type of claim record being 
		processed.
 
 
 SHORT NAME: 	RIC_CD

 LONG NAME: 	NCH_NEAR_LINE_REC_IDENT_CD

 TYPE:		CHAR 

 LENGTH: 	1
  
 SOURCE: 	NCH

 
 CODE VALUES:	M  =	Part B DMEPOS claim record 
			(processed by DME Regional Carrier)
  
      		O  =	Part B physician/supplier claim record 
			(processed by local carriers; can 
			include DMEPOS services)

   		U  =	Both Part A and B institutional home health 
			agency (HHA) claim records
  
   		V  =	Part A institutional claim record (inpatient 
			[IP], skilled nursing facility [SNF], 
			hospice [HOS], or home health agency 
			[HHA])
 
  		W  =	Part B institutional claim record (outpatient 
			[HOP], HHA)  
 

 COMMENT:	-