MCR.002.027

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TMSIS Dataguide

Medicaid.gov

Version 3.28.0

CORE-BASED-STATISTICAL-AREA-CODE

Data Element

DE Number

MCR027

System DE Number

MCR.002.027

File Name

MCR - MANAGED CARE PLAN INFORMATION

File Segment Number

File Segment Name

MANAGED-CARE-MAIN

Last updated

No Updates

Overview Valid Values Related Rules Related DQ Measures Other Instances

Definition	A code signifying whether the Managed Care Organization's (MCO) service area falls into one or more metropolitan or micropolitan statistical areas. Whenever a service area straddles two types of areas (e.g., metropolitan & micropolitan, metropolitan & non-CBSA area) classify the service area based on the denser classification. Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas (metro and micro areas) are geographic entities defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The term "Core Based Statistical Area" (CBSA) is a collective term for both metro and micro areas. A metro area contains a core urban area of 50,000 or more population, and a micro area contains an urban core of at least 10,000 (but less than 50,000) population. Each metro or micro area consists of one or more counties and includes the counties containing the core urban area, as well as any adjacent counties that have a high degree of social and economic integration (as measured by commuting to work) with the urban core. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines metropolitan or micropolitan statistical areas based on published standards. The standards for defining the areas are reviewed and revised once every ten years, prior to each decennial census. Between censuses, the definitions are updated annually to reflect the most recent Census Bureau population estimates. The current definitions are as of December 2009. See the hyperlink below for further information. http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/bulletins/b10-02.pdf
Size	X(1)
FLF Start Position	112
FLF Stop Position	112
Segment Key Field Identifier	Not Applicable
Coding Requirements	1. Value must be in Core Based Statistical Area Code List (VVL) 2. Value must be 1 character 3. Mandatory

Valid Value Code Set	Valid Value Code	Valid Value Name	Valid Value Description	Effective Start Date	Effective End Date

RULE ID	RULE Definition
RULE-2571	If the core-based statistical area code is populated on a managed care main file, then the core-based statistical area code reported must be found in the list of valid values.
RULE-6212	If a segment is a managed care main segment from an MCR file, then the core based statistical area code value reported must be compatible with the specified T-MSIS picture format: X(1).

Measure ID	Measure Name

DE Number	System DE Number	DE Name	File Segment Number	File Segment Name

Published Date	Data Guide Version	Data Element	Action	Field	Before	After