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 COUNTY CODE FROM CLAIM (SSA) CHAR      3   

	THIS CODE SPECIFIES THE SSA CODE FOR THE
	COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF THE BENEFICIARY AS
  	NOTED ON THE CLAIM.EACH STATE HAS A SERIES 
	OF CODES BEGINNING WITH '000' FOR EACH 
	COUNTY WITHIN THAT STATE.CERTAIN CITIES 
	WITHIN THAT STATE HAVE THEIR OWN CODE.  
	COUNTY CODES MUST BE COMBINED WITH STATE 
	CODES IN ORDER TO LOCATE THE SPECIFIC COUNTY.
	THE CODING SYSTEM IS THE SSA SYSTEM, NOT 
	THE FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING 
	SYSTEM (FIPS).

	SHORT NAME: CNTY_CD
	LONG NAME: BENE_COUNTY_CD

	EDIT-RULES:
	NUMERIC

	LIMITATIONS:
	SOME CODES MAY BE INVALID, UNKNOWN, OR '999'.
	(DIFFERENT FROM FIPS)