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 "title": "Medicare Inpatient Hospitals - by Geography and Service",
 "summary": "The Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Geography and Service dataset provides information on hospital discharges for Original Medicare Part A beneficiaries by IPPS hospitals.",
 "description": "The Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Geography and Service dataset provides information on hospital discharges for Original Medicare Part A beneficiaries by IPPS hospitals. This dataset contains information on the number of discharges, payments, and submitted charges organized by geography and Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group (DRG).",
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  "Inpatient",
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  "Health Equity"
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 "topics": [
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 "category": "provider-summary-by-type-of-service",
 "publisher": "Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics (OEDA)",
 "contact": "IPAG_Data_Products@cms.hhs.gov",
 "landing_url": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-summary-by-type-of-service/medicare-inpatient-hospitals/medicare-inpatient-hospitals-by-geography-and-service",
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 "dictionary_url": "https://data.cms.gov/resources/medicare-inpatient-hospitals-by-geography-and-service-data-dictionary-0",
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 "posted": "2026-04-23",
 "modified": "2026-04-23",
 "period_start": "2013-01-01",
 "period_end": "2024-12-31",
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   "meaning": "Identifies the level of geography to which the data in the row has been aggregated. A value of 'State' indicates the data in the row is aggregated to the single state identified in the Rndrng_Prvdr_ Geo_Desc column for a given DRG. A value of 'National' indicates the data in the row is aggregated across all states for a given DRG.",
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   "meaning": "FIPS state code where the provider is physically located when Rndrng_Prvdr_Geo_Level = 'State'. The Rndrng_Prvdr_Geo_Code will be blank for data aggregated at the National level.",
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   "meaning": "State name where the provider is physically located when Rndrng_Prvdr_Geo_Level = 'State'. The Rndrng_Prvdr_Geo_Code will be blank for data aggregated at the National level.",
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   "meaning": "Description of the classification system (DRG) that groups similar clinical conditions (diagnoses) and the procedures furnished by the hospital during the stay.",
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  },
  {
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   "label": "Average Covered Charges",
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   "source": "cms-dictionary"
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  {
   "name": "Avg_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt",
   "label": "Average Medicare Payments",
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   "meaning": "The average amount that Medicare pays to the provider for Medicare's share of the MS-DRG. Medicare payment amounts include the MS-DRG amount, teaching, disproportionate share, capital, and outlier payments for all cases. Medicare payments DO NOT include beneficiary co-payments and deductible amounts nor any additional payments from third parties for coordination of benefits",
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 "license": "https://www.usa.gov/government-works",
 "detail_key": "2941ab09-8cee-49d8-9703-f3c5b854e388|2026-04-23",
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