Complete the OP PUDF Order Form, which includes a Data Use Agreement (DUA). Review the form for further instructions and submission guidelines.

Under Texas Health and Safety Code Section 108.012(b), the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) may charge a fee for public use or provider quality data.

Fees are set to cover the program’s operational costs. Fees depend on how much data is requested, the cost of preparing it. No fee is charged when data is requested by another Texas state agency. Texas state agencies and universities, as well as local Texas health departments, are exempt from paying for fees.

For a detailed breakdown of fees, see Data Fees.

The released data includes:

• 129 fields in the base data file
• 83 fields in the classifications file
• 19 fields in the detailed charges file
• 29 fields in the facility type code file

Public Health Analysis

• Track trends in outpatient visits.
• Identify high-utilization procedures or services.
• Evaluate impacts of public health initiatives.
• Spot regional variation in outpatient services.

Policy and Legislative Support

• Assess access to care across regions or populations.
• Support proposals with data on outpatient service needs.

Academic and Epidemiological Research

• Analyze demographics, payer types, and diagnostic trends.
• Study disparities in outpatient care by race, gender, or location.

Market and Needs Assessments

• Assist nonprofits or local agencies in health needs assessments (CHNAs).
• Guide location planning for urgent care or specialty clinics.

If you experience difficulty accessing any of the documents, contact the HHS Accessibility Office.

Supporting Resources

• Data Dictionary (1.1 MB)
• Reporting Status (2.9 MB)
• Event Statistics (88 KB)

Supporting Resources

• Data Dictionary (1.30 MB)
• Reporting Status (1.53 KB)
• Event Statistics (114 KB)

Supporting Resources

• Data Dictionary (1.3 MB)
• Reporting Status (3 MB)
• Event Statistics (114 KB)

Supporting Resources

• Data Dictionary (1.30 MB)
• Reporting Status (2.90 MB)
• Event Statistics (112 KB)

Facility Comments

• First Quarter (320 KB)
• Second Quarter (339 KB)
• Third Quarter (339 KB)
• Fourth Quarter (652 KB)

Supporting Resources

• Data Dictionary, 2021 (1.26 MB)
• Reporting Status, 2021 (2.33 MB)
• Event Statistics 2021 (116 KB)

Facility Comments

• First Quarter (1.01 MB)
• Second Quarter (404 KB)
• Third Quarter (525 KB)
• Fourth Quarter (342 KB)

Supporting Resources

• Data Dictionary, 2020 (916 KB)
• Reporting Status, 2020 (2.71 MB)
• Event Statistics 2020 (73 KB)

Facility Comments

• First Quarter (369 KB)
• Second Quarter (1.11 MB)
• Third Quarter (318 KB)
• Fourth Quarter (445 KB)

Supporting Resources

• Data Dictionary, 2019 (1.67 MB)
• Reporting Status, 2019 (2.22 MB)
• Event Statistics 2019 (79 KB)

Technical Updates

An update has been released for the third quarter 2019.  THCIC identified eighty (80) duplicates Outpatient data records that are in the 3^rd quarter Outpatient 2019 data. Furthermore, there were seventy-nine (79) missing records from the 3^rd quarter Outpatient 2019 data. Therefore, THCIC reran the 3^rd quarter Outpatient 2019 data to remove the duplicates and add the seventy-nine (79) missing records to create a new 3rd quarter Outpatient 2019 data. THCIC will send you (fixed-length and tab-delimited files):

• A new 3^rd quarter Outpatient 2019 data named “OP_PUDF_base3q2019.txt” and a classification file named “OP_Classification3q2019.txt”;
• A dataset containing only the eighty (80) duplicate records (all data fields from the Base file) removed from the 3^rd quarter Outpatient 2019 data named “OP_PUDF_base3q2019_dups.txt” and a classification file for the eighty (80) duplicates records named “OP_Classification3q2019_dups.txt”;
• A dataset containing only the seventy-nine (79) missing records (all data fields from the Base file) added to the new 3^rd quarter Outpatient 2019 data named “OP_PUDF_base3q2019_missings.txt” and a classification file for the seventy-nine (79) missing records named “OP_Classification3q2019_missings.txt”.

THCIC found that thirty (30) of the eighty (80) duplicates Outpatient data records in the 3^rd quarter Outpatient 2019 data are ED Outpatient data. THCIC also found that sixty-one (61) of those seventy-nine (79) missing records from the 3^rd quarter Outpatient 2019 data are ED Outpatient data. Therefore, THCIC reran the 3^rd quarter ED Outpatient 2019 data to remove the duplicates and add the sixty-one (61) missing records to create a new 3rd quarter ED Outpatient 2019 data. THCIC will send you (fixed-length and tab-delimited files):

• A new 3^rd quarter ED Outpatient 2019 data named “ED-OP_base3q2019.txt” and a classification file named “ED-OP_classification_3q2019.txt”;
• A dataset containing only the thirty (30) duplicate records (all data fields from the Base file) removed from the 3^rd quarter ED Outpatient 2019 data named “ed_op_3q2019_dups.txt” and a classification file for the thirty (30) duplicate records named “ed-op_classification_dups_3q2019.txt”;
• A dataset containing only the sixty-one (61) missing records (all data fields from the Base file) added to the new 3^rd quarter ED Outpatient 2019 data named “ed_op_3q2019_miss.txt” and a classification file for the sixty-one (61) missing records named “ed_op_classification_miss_3q2019.txt”.

The eighty (80) duplicates Records ID removed from the 3^rd quarter Outpatient 2019 data are listed in Table1 of the excel file named “THCIC PUDF 3Q2019 Duplicate Record IDs Addenda”.

• Third quarter, 2019 - OP Update Excel (5.66 MB)

An update has been released for the first quarter 2019 “OP Facility_type1q2019.txt” and “OP Facility_type1q2019_tab.txt” files. A number of facilities that submitted data were not included in those files.  The update contains the correct reporting of the facilities and facility type information for the 1Q2019 Outpatient Facility Type files. All other data files were correctly reported and in the appropriate data files. Released February 10, 2020

• First quarter, 2019 - OP Fixed Length Text Files and OP Tab-Delimited Text Files

Facility Comments

• First Quarter (340 KB)
• Second Quarter (1.11 MB)
• Third Quarter (380 KB)
• Fourth Quarter (268 KB) 

Supporting Resources

• Data Dictionary, 2018 (1.60 MB)
• Reporting Status, 2018 (3.01 MB)
• Event Statistics 2018 (78 KB)

Facility Comments

• First Quarter (329 KB)
• Second Quarter (392 KB)
• Third Quarter (398 KB)
• Fourth Quarter (268 KB) 

Supporting Resources

• Data Dictionary, 2017 (1.64 MB)
• Reporting Status, 2017 (2.82 MB)
• Event Statistics 2017 (75 KB)

Technical Updates

An update has been released for the first quarter 2017 Inpatient /Outpatient data dictionary. The previous released version in the 1Q2017 CD/DVD discs (Last Updated: December 2017) has been found that the coding scheme for the data element PAT_STATUS was misaligned. The updated data dictionary contains the correct code scheme for PAT_STATUS.

• Data Dictionary, 1Q2017 (1.61 MB)

Data Dictionaries

• Data Dictionary, 2016 (412 KB)
• Data Dictionary, 2015 (412 KB)

Reporting Statuses

• Reporting Status, 2016 (1.33 MB)
• Reporting Status, 2015 (507 KB)
• Reporting Status, 2014 (464 KB)
• Reporting Status, 2013 (475 KB)
• Reporting Status, 2012 (409 KB)
• Reporting Status, 2011 (405 KB) 
• Reporting Status, 2010 (418 KB)

Event Statistics

• 2016 (77 KB)
• 2105 (200 KB)
• 2014 (183 KB)
• 2013 (72 KB)
• 2012 (155 KB)
• 2011 (152 KB)
• 2010 (149 KB)

Technical Updates

An update has been released for the third quarter 2016 Outpatient Status Reports. The facilities listed in the update were assigned an erroneous status. The update contains the correct reporting status for each facility.

• Third quarter, 2016 - Update in Excel form 

An update is available for the second quarter 2016 Outpatient Public Use Data File (PUDF) Facility Type File and Outpatient Reporting Status, 2Q2016 file. The updates are included in the zipped file. The changes are to the following files: 1) Facility Type Files (both fixed and tab delimited files) – The certification status codes for nine facilities were corrected and changed “1” (Certified, without comment) instead of “6” (Hospital out of compliance, did not certify data); 2) Outpatient Reporting Status file - The nine facilities should be indicated as “x”. Use these files to update and correct your copy of the PUDF files. For more information, contact THCIC Staff.

• Second quarter, 2016 - Update in Zip File

An update has been released for “Data Dictionary 2011." On page 3, the third quarter 2011 outpatient charges file has 16,635,500 records instead of 16,635,400 records.

• Outpatient Data Dictionary Update, 4Q2011

An update has been released for the third quarter 2010 outpatient charges file. The record identified in the update does not include a charge and should be deleted from your copy of the Quarter 3 2010 Outpatient Public Use Data File (PUDF).

• Third quarter, 2010 - Update in Excel format

An update has been released for the second quarter 2010 outpatient charges file. The records identified in the update do not include charges and should be deleted from your copy of the Quarter 2 2010 Outpatient Public Use Data File (PUDF).

• Second quarter, 2010 - Update in Excel format

An update has been released for the first quarter 2010 outpatient charges file. The records identified in the update are all duplicates and should be deleted from your copy of the Quarter 1 2010 Outpatient Public Use Data File (PUDF).

• First quarter, 2010 - Update in Excel format