Medicare Status Code
This variable indicates how a beneficiary currently qualifies for Medicare.
Analysts can use this variable to quickly distinguish between the aged, disabled, and ESRD populations.
This field is coded from age, original reason for entitlement, current reason for entitlement and ESRD contained in the enrollment data base at CMS at the date of processing.
This variable is coded, and will contain one of the following values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
10 |
Aged without end-stage renal disease (ESRD) |
11 |
Aged with ESRD |
20 |
Disabled without ESRD |
21 |
Disabled with ESRD |
31 |
ESRD only |
Some additional information on this variable: