Data Submission - Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS)
The SPARCS data submission system collects pre-adjudicated discharge data including, patient level characteristics, diagnoses and treatments, services, and charges for each hospital inpatient stay and outpatient (ambulatory surgery, emergency department, and outpatient services) visit; and each ambulatory surgery and outpatient services visit to a hospital extension clinic and diagnostic and treatment center licensed to provide ambulatory surgery services.
Data Submission System Overview
- SPARCS Data Submission Operations Guide (Coming Soon)
- Data Submission System Overview (Presentation)
- Data Submission Portal Training Overview (Presentation)
Data Submission Help Desk
- Phone Number: (866) 678-8646 option #2; Monday-Friday, 8AM-7PM EST
- Website: SPARCS Portal; select Client Self-Service Portal under the Help Center dropdown
Vendor Agreement
- SPARCS Data Agreement Notification (DOH-4388)
Resources
The materials below are for your reference. If there are materials that you may need that you do not see here, please e-mail us at sparcs.submissions@health.ny.gov.
- ASC X12 Implementation Guides
- SPARCS Transaction Information Companion Guide X12 Version 5010
- SPARCS Injury, Cause, and Place Code Set Data
- SPARCS to FIPS County Code Map
- Mapping of Claim Filing Indicators to Source of Payment Typology Version 9.0
- Mapping of Claim Filing Indicators to Source of Payment Typology Version 7.0
- Mapping of Claim Filing Indicators to Source of Payment Typology Version 3.0
