Central Distributor SASD: Description of Data Elements

APGTYPEn - Ambulatory Patient Group Type for procedure n (as received from data source)

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General Notes

Uniform Values

State Specific Notes

General Notes

The data element APGTYPEn contains the Ambulatory Patient Group Type provided by the data source 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 = Significant Procedure 02 = Ancillary Procedure 03 = Incidental Procedure 04 = Medical Visit Indicator 05 = Mental Illness/Sub Abuse Therapy 06 = Mental Illness/Sub Abuse Counseling 07 = Not Valid Use in MAPGTYPE 08 = Alphanumeric CPT with No APG 09 = Error PAPG 10 = Batch bill APG 11 = State Specific APG Assigned 12 = Percent of Charge APG

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Uniform Values

Variable Description Value Value Description APGTYPEn Ambulatory Patient Group Type for procedure n (as received from data source) nn APG Type . 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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