MSABEA - 08/19/2003

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SSA AND FIPS STATE AND COUNTY CROSSWALK DEVELOPED FOR THE PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM

NAMEFIELDPOSITIONSCONTENTS OF FIELDS

TYPE SIZE BEGIN END

County X 25 1 25County Name

Abbr X 2 26 27State Name Abbreviation

Q-ind X 1 28 28"Q" - Senator Quayle Study - Not Applicable

Filler X 1 29 29 Blank

SSA X 5 30 34SSA Coding Convention

2 Digit State Code

3 Digit County Code

Filler X 2 35 36Blanks

FIPS X 5 37 41FIPS Coding Convention

2 Digit State Code

3 Digit County Code

Filler X 1 42 42Blank

MSA-1 X 4 43 46FIPS Metropolitan Statistical Area or

New England County

Metropolitan Area

(MSA/NEMA) Code as of

June 1983 - 1st year

of PPS

Astersk X 1 47 47 '*' - Deemed Urban

Filler X 1 48 48 Blank

MSA-2 X 4 49 52 FIPS Metropolitan Statistical Area or

New England County

Metropolitan Area

(MSA/NEMA) Code as of

June 1984 - 2nd year

of PPS

Astersk X 1 53 53 '*' - Deemed Urban

Filler X 1 54 54 Blank

MSA-3 X 4 55 58FIPS Metropolitan Statistical Area or

New England County

Metropolitan Area

(MSA/NEMA) Code

Astersk X 1 59 59 '*' - Deemed Urban

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NAMEFIELDPOSITIONSCONTENTS OF FIELDS

TYPE SIZE BEGIN END

Filler X 1 60 60 Blank

MSA-4 X 4 61 64FIPS Metropolitan Statistical Area or

New England County

Metropolitan Area

(MSA/NEMA) Code as of

Feb. 1988

Astersk X 1 65 65 '*' - Deemed Urban

Filler X 1 66 66 Blank

MSA-5 X 4 67 70FIPS Metropolitan Statistical Area or

New England County

Metropolitan Area

(MSA/NEMA) Code with

LUGAR Urban Counties

Feb. 1988

Lugar X 1 71 71 ' ' - Not Lugar

'L' - Lugar County

Filler X 1 72 72 Blank

MSA-6 X 4 73 76FIPS Metropolitan Statistical Area or

New England County

Metropolitan Area

(MSA/NEMA) Code

With Lugar Counties

FY90 Lugar

Lugar X 1 77 77 Blank - Not Lugar

L - Lugar County

MSA-7 X 4 78 81FIPS Metropolitan Statistical Area or

New England County

Metropolitan Area

(MSA/NEMA) Code

FY91 With Lugar Counties

Lugar X 1 82 82 Blank - Not Lugar

L - Lugar County

MSA-8 X 4 83 86FIPS Metropolitan Statistical Area or

New England County

Metropolitan Area

(MSA/NEMA) Code with

out LUGAR Urban Counties

FY92

Filler X 1 87 87 Blank

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NAME FIELD POSITIONS CONTENTS OF FIELDS

TYPE SIZE BEGIN END

MSA-9 X 4 88 91 FIPS Metropolitan

Statistical Area or

NECMA Code without

Lugar counties. FY93.

Filler X 1 92 Blank

MSA-10 X 4 93 96 New FIPS Metropolitan Statistical Area Assigned 2/2/93 for use in FY94.

Filler X 1 97 97 Blank

MSA-11 X 4 98 101 Reclassified MSA Codes

Assigned 7/93.

Filler X 1 102 102 Blank

MSA-12 X 4 103 106 FIPS MSA Area Assigned

9/94.

Filler X 1 107 107 Blank

MSA-13 X 4 108 111 FIPS MSA Area Assigned

9/95.

Filler X 1 112 112 Blank

MSA-14 X 4 113 116 FIPS MSA Area Assigned

9/96.

Filler X 1 117 117 Blank

MSA-15 X 4 118 121 FIPS MSA Area Assigned

For FN98 9/97.

Filler X 1 122 122 Blank

MSA-16 X 4 123 126 FIPS MSA Area assigned

For FN99 8/98.

Filler X 1 127 127 Filler

MSA-17 X 4 128 131 FIPS MSA Area assigned

For FN00 8/99.

Filler X 1 132 Filler

MSA-18 X 4 133 136 FIPS MSA Area assigned

For FN01 8/00.

Filler X 1 137 137 Filler

MSA-19 4 138 141 FIPS MSA Area assigned for FN02

Effective 10/01/01

Filler X 1 142 142 Filler

MSA-20 4 143 146 FIPS MSA Area assigned for FN03

Effective 10/01/02

Filler x 13 147 147 Blanks

MSA-21 4 148 152 FIPS MSA Area assigned for FN03

Effective 10/01/03

Note: Effective 5/2002 the file is no longer sorted in name and SSA st/co code and FIPs st/co code. The file must now be sorted by the field you need to meet you needs. The AHA county code has been dropped from this record.