Medicare Outpatient Hospitals - by Geography and Service
The Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Geography and Service dataset provides information on services for Original Medicare Part B beneficiaries by OPPS hospitals.
Freshness
- Last posted
- Period covered
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Update frequency
- Annually
Dates as CMS lists them in its catalog.
Columns 15
| Column | What it means | Type |
|---|---|---|
Geography LevelRndrng_Prvdr_Geo_Lvl | Identifies the level of geography that the data in the row has been aggregated. | string |
Rendering Provider Geo CodeRndrng_Prvdr_Geo_Cd | FIPS state code where the provider is physically located when Rndrng_Prvdr_Geo_Level = 'State'. | string |
Rendering Provider Geo DescriptionRndrng_Prvdr_Geo_Desc | State name where the provider is physically located when Rndrng_Prvdr_Geo_Level = 'State'. | string |
Service LevelSrvc_Lvl | Identifies the level of service that the data in the row has been aggregated. | string |
Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC)APC_Cd | The comprehensive APC code. | string |
APC DescriptionAPC_Desc | The description of the APC Code. | string |
HCPCS CodeHCPCS_Cd | The HCPCS code for the primary HCPCS that is the basis for setting payment for the APC group. | string |
HCPCS DescriptionHCPCS_Desc | The HCPCS description for the primary HCPCS Code that is the basis for setting payment for the APC group. | string |
BeneficiariesBene_Cnt | The number of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries receiving outpatient hospital services. | number |
Comprehensive APC ServicesCAPC_Srvcs | The number of primary HCPCS services billed by the provider for outpatient hospital services. | number |
Average Estimated Total Submitted ChargesAvg_Tot_Sbmtd_Chrgs | The provider's average estimated submitted charge for services covered by Medicare for the APC. | number |
Average Medicare Allowed AmountAvg_Mdcr_Alowd_Amt | The average of total regular payments the provider receives for the APC. | number |
Average Medicare Payment AmountAvg_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt | The average of total regular payments the provider receives directly from Medicare. | number |
Outlier Comprehensive APC ServicesOutlier_Srvcs | The number of comprehensive APC services with outlier payments. | number |
Average Medicare Outlier AmountAvg_Mdcr_Outlier_Amt | The average of outlier payments the provider receives directly from Medicare. | number |
No column matches that filter.
At a glance
- Catalog
- data.cms.gov
- Publisher
- Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics (OEDA)
- Rows
- 89,021
- Columns
- 15
- State column
- None found
API
Free, no key needed. This request returns the first 10 rows as JSON:
https://data.cms.gov/data-api/v1/dataset/04baec39-4a54-400e-824d-8e75251ceda9/data?size=10
Versions 10
The newest version is the one linked above. Older releases stay on the official site.
- 2024-01-01posted Jun 25, 2026
- 2023-01-01posted Jun 26, 2025
- 2022-12-01posted Jun 4, 2024
- 2021-12-02posted Jun 4, 2024
- 2020-12-02posted Jun 4, 2024
- 2019-12-31posted Aug 31, 2021
- 2018-12-31posted Jun 7, 2021
- 2017-12-31posted Oct 15, 2020
Show 2 older versions
- 2016-12-31posted Jul 10, 2020
- 2015-12-31posted Jan 11, 2021
CMS's description
The Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Geography and Service dataset provides information on services for Original Medicare Part B beneficiaries by OPPS hospitals. These datasets contain information on the number of services, payments, and submitted charges organized by geography and comprehensive Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC).
Methodology and other documents from CMS:
The summary at the top is the first sentence of this description. Record id cms:04baec39-4a54-400e-824d-8e75251ceda9. This record as JSON.