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Variable: System-Type

Source System Type

Description:

Tag codes indicating whether or not a claim comes from a CMS Shared System or the CMS National Claims History.

Values

This variable is coded, and will contain one of the following values.

Value Description
NationalClaimsHistory National Claims History
SharedSystem Shared System
DDPS Drug Data Processing System
EDPS Encounter Data Processing System

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