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Central Distributor SEDD: Description of Data Elements

 
DX_Visit_Reason - Reason for visit diagnosis
 
Documentation Sections:
General Notes
Uniform Values
State Specific Notes
General Notes
 

In outpatient data, the patient reason for visit (DX_VISIT_REASON) is should be coded for all unscheduled visits. DX_VISIT_REASON is an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code.

Diagnoses are compared to a list of ICD-9-CM codes valid for the discharge date. Anticipation of or lags in response to official ICD-9-CM coding changes are permitted for discharges occurring within a window of time around the official ICD-9-CM coding changes (usually October 1). Beginning in the 1998 data, a year window (six months before and six months after) is allowed. Invalid diagnoses are set to "invl"

 
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Uniform Values
 
VariableDescriptionValueValue Description
DX_Visit_ReasonReason for visit diagnosisannnnDiagnosis code
BlankMissing
invlInvalid: EDX02
incnInconsistent: EAGE04, EAGE05, EDX03
 
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State Specific Notes

None

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Internet Citation: HCUP Central Distributor SEDD Description of Data Elements - All States. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). September 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/sedddistnote.jsp?var=dx_visit_reason.
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