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NC Hospital Discharge Data

Data Dictionaries

North Carolina Hospital Discharge Data

Data dictionaries are available at the links below for the most recent years of North Carolina Hospital Discharge Data for our Standard Research File. Dictionaries for prior years can be requested from Sheps Staff. Please note that variables may vary from year to year. Hospitals were not required to report race and ethnicity prior to 2011; concerns remain about the accuracy of the race and ethnicity data.

2017-2021 Fiscal Years

FY2017-2021 NC Inpatient Data Dictionary

FY2017-2021 NC Outpatient & Ambulatory Surgery Data Dictionary

FY2017-2021 NC ED Data Dictionary

2016 Fiscal Year

FY2016 NC Inpatient Data Dictionary

FY2016 NC Outpatient & Ambulatory Surgery Data Dictionary

FY2016 NC ED Data Dictionary

2015 Fiscal Year

FY2015 NC Inpatient Data Dictionary

FY2015 NC Outpatient & Ambulatory Surgery Data Dictionary

FY2015 NC ED Data Dictionary

2014 Fiscal Year

FY2014 NC Inpatient Data Dictionary

FY2014 NC Outpatient & Ambulatory Surgery Data Dictionary

FY2014 NC ED Data Dictionary

2013 Fiscal Year

FY2013 NC Inpatient Data Dictionary

FY2013 NC Hospital Outpatient & Ambulatory Surgery Data Dictionary

FY2013 NC ED Data Dictionary

2012 Fiscal Year

FY2012 NC Inpatient Data Dictionary

FY2012 NC AmbSurg DataDictionary

FY2012 NC ED DataDictionary

2011 Fiscal Year

FY2011 NC Inpatient Data Dictionary

FY2011 NC AmbSurg Outpatient DataDictionary

FY2011 NC ED Data Dictionary

Beginning FY2016 (October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016) the NC Discharge Data will have ICD10 diagnosis and Procedure codes rather than ICD9 codes. For more information on this transition and links to comparison information please visit this link at NCTracks.