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This variable is contained in the following files:
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.
| 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 |
This field comes from the source Inpatient admission type code that is present on the last claim record included in the stay.
Source: NCH