Central Distributor SASD: Description of Data Elements

APGCATn - Ambulatory Patient Group Category for procedure n (as received from data source)

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General Notes

Uniform Values

State Specific Notes

General Notes

The data element APGCATn contains the Ambulatory Patient Group Category that is associated with the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) procedure code or Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) procedure code stored in the HCUP data element CPTn. No edit checks are performed on this data element during HCUP data processing. Valid values are defined below: 01 = Integumentary System 02 = Musculoskeletal System 03 = Respiratory System 04 = Cardiovascular System 05 = Hematologic, Lymphatic, and Endocrine 06 = Digestive System 07 = Urinary System 08 = Male Genital System 09 = Female Genital System 10 = Nervous System 11 = Eye and Ocular Adnexa 12 = Facial, Ear, Nose, Mouth, and Throat 13 = Therapeutic and Other Radiological Procedures 14 = Physcial Medicine and Rehabilitation 15 = Mental Illness and Other Substance Abuse Therapies 16 = Radiology 17 = Anesthesia 18 = Pathology 19 = Laboratory 20 = Other Ancillary Tests and Procedures 21 = Chemotherapy Drugs 22 = Ancillary Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Services 23 = Incidental Procedures and Services 46 = Errors

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Uniform Values

Variable Description Value Value Description APGCATn Ambulatory Patient Group Category for procedure n (as received from data source) nn APG Category . Missing .A Invalid

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State Specific Notes

Utah From 2005 - 2008, Utah provided HCUP with 3M Ambulatory Patient Group Categories. Beginning in 2009, Utah provides 3M Enhanced Ambulatory Patient Group Categories.

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