Inpatient admission type code

SAS Name
IP_ADMSN_TYPE_CD

The code indicating the type and priority of the beneficiary's admission to a facility for the Inpatient hospital stay.

Comments

This field comes from the source Inpatient admission type code that is present on the last claim record included in the stay.

Source: NCH

Code Code value
0 Unknown Value (but present in data)
1 Emergency — the patient required immediate medical intervention as a result of severe, life threatening, or potentially disabling conditions. Generally, the patient was admitted through the emergency room.
2 Urgent — the patient required immediate attention for the care and treatment of a physical or mental disorder. Generally, the patient was admitted to the first available and suitable accommodation.
3 Elective — the patient's condition permitted adequate time to schedule the availability of suitable accommodations.
4 Newborn — Necessitates the use of special source of admission codes
5 Trauma Center — visits to a trauma center/hospital as licensed or designated by the State or local government authority authorized to do so, or as verified by the American College of Surgeons and involving a trauma activation
6 Reserved
7 Reserved
8 Reserved
9 Unknown — Information not available