MonthsSinceGraft

The Functioning Graft (Transplant) add-on factors for being in a month after the 3 months accounted for in the Transplant segment of the ESRD system. Early months post-transplant incur higher Medicare spending than later months. The model differentiates the six months, months 4-9, from months further from the transplant period.

Possible enumeration values:

Name	Value	Description
OneMonth	1	Less than or Equal to one month since transplant
TwoMonth	2	2 months since transplant
ThreeMonth	3	3 months since transplant
FourToNineMonth	4	Between 4 and 9 months since transplant
MoreThanTenMonth	10	More than 10 months since transplant