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
MSABEA - page 2
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
MSABEA - page 3
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.