NAME             TYPE   LENGTH
-------------------------------------   ------
   NCH Near Line Record         CHAR      1
   Identification Code

     A code defining the type of claim record being processed.

     SHORT NAME: RIC_CD
     LONG NAME: NCH_NEAR_LINE_REC_IDENT_CD

     CODES:
     NCH Near-Line Record Identification Code Table
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     O = Part B physician/supplier claim
         record (processed by local carriers;
         can include DMEPOS services)
     V = Part A institutional claim record
         (inpatient (IP), skilled nursing
         facility (SNF), christian science
         (CS), home health agency (HHA), or
         hospice)
     W = Part B institutional claim record
         (outpatient (OP), HHA)
     U = Both Part A and B institutional home
         health agency (HHA) claim records --
         due to HHPPS and HHA A/B split.
         (effective 10/00)
     M = Part B DMEPOS claim record (processed
         by DME Regional Carrier) (effective 10/93)

     SOURCE:
     NCH