NAME             TYPE   LENGTH
-------------------------------------   ------
    Claim PPS Indicator Code     CHAR      1

	Effective with Version H, the code indicating
	whether or not the (1) claim is PPS and/or (2)
	the beneficiary is a deemed insured Medicare
	Qualified Government Employee (MQGE).

	NOTE:  Beginning with NCH weekly process date
	10/3/97 through 5/29/98, this field was pop-
	ulated with only the PPS indicator.  Beginning with
	NCH weekly process date 6/5/98, this field was
	additionally populated with the deemed MQGE
	indicator. Claims processed prior to 10/3/97
	will contain spaces.

	SHORT NAME: PPS_IND
	LONG NAME: CLM_PPS_IND_CD

	CODES:
	Claim PPS Indicator Table
	-------------------------

	***Effective NCH weekly process date 10/3/97 - 5/29/98***

	0 = not PPS bill (claim contains no PPS indicator)
	2 = PPS bill ( claim contains PPS indicator)

	***Effective NCH weekly process date 6/5/98***

	0 = not applicable (claim contains neither PPS
	    nor deemed insured MQGE status indicators)
	1 = Deemed insured MQGE (claim contains deemed
	    insured MQGE indicator but not PPS indicator)
	2 = PPS bill ( claim contains PPS indicator but no
	    deemed insured MQGE status indicator)
	3 = Both PPS and deemed insured MQGE (contains both
	    PPS and deemed insured MQGE indicators)

	SOURCE:
	CWF