Hospital 2552-96 Cost Report Data files (Release date, October 8, 2009).  The data included in this release contains cost reports with fiscal years ending on or after September 30, 1996. These data files contain the highest level of cost report status for cost reports in fiscal years 1996-2009.  For example, if the Healthcare Cost Report Information System (HCRIS) department has both an as submitted report and a final settled report for a hospital for a particular year, the data files will only contain the final settled report. If HCRIS has both a final settled report and a reopened report, the data files will only have the reopened report.

There is one dataset file for each fiscal year.  There is a file for fiscal year 1995, but there are only two reports in this file.  These reports have a fiscal year ending date greater than September 30, 1996; however, the fiscal year begin dates categorize them as 1995 cost reports.  These reports were filed on the CMS Form 2552-96 so they are included in this release.

The Rollup data file is now included in each dataset file.

The files contain cost report data updated through September 30, 2009. There are a total of 78,380 cost report extracts in total for all datasets.

NOTE:  The Hospital cost report datasets for FY 1996-2009 cannot be loaded into Microsoft Excel.  The Rpt_Nmrc files are too large for this application.  

Most of our data users are loading the data into Oracle, SAS, SPSS Statistical Package, Microsoft SQL Server, and DB2. Some users have reported successfully loading the data into Microsoft Access 2007; however, the stated limit from Microsoft is 2GB.  CMS does not support or provide any technical assistance of user's choice of data load. 

These files should be unzipped with Winzip 8.0 or a higher version.

There is a link to the Cost Report files by individual fiscal year in the left margin.  This link will take you to all the downloadable cost report files.  If you have problems unzipping and downloading the data files, you can purchase a DVD for $100.00.  The DVD and downloadable files contain the same data.  The ordering form is under the Downloads section. 

Media: DVD
File Cost: $100.00
Period: FY1996 - 2009 

NOTE:  The Hospital Cost Reporting worksheet forms can be found in the Provider Reimbursement Manual, Part II.  The link is below.  Scroll down to Chapter 36 (Hospital Cost Report – CMS Form 2552-96). 

Downloads
Order Form and general ordering instructions [WINzipped .csv, 105 KB] Frequent Reports: 1.  Graduate Medical Education, Indirect Medical Education Payment, Disproportionate Share Payment and Number of Hospital Beds [WINzipped .csv, 1.7 MB] 2.  IME and DSH Explanation [PDF, 8 KB] 3.  Hospital Provider ID  [WINzipped .csv, 319 KB] 4.  Costs and Charges [WINzipped .csv, 1.4 MB] 5.  Part A and Part B Bad Debt [WINzipped .csv, 707 KB] 6.  Cost Report Status Counts Data [WINzipped .csv, 1 KB]      Hospital Cost Report Dataset Supplemental Files: 1.  Readme File [PDF, 34 KB] 2.  Data Dictionary [WINzipped .csv, 2 KB] 3.  Hospital Cost Report Data Set File Size [WINzipped .csv, 1 KB]    4.  Provider Control Type, Type of Hospital, Urban/Rural Indicators [WINzipped .csv, 2 KB] 5.  Facility Numbering, State Codes, Table Descriptions and SQL [WINzipped .csv, 3 KB] Hospital Rollup Dataset Supplemental Files: 1. Rollup Requirements and Readme File  [WINzipped .csv, 25 KB]
Related Links Inside CMS
Downloads for Cost Reports by Fiscal Year Provider Reimbursement Manual - Part 2
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