| ORTIME - Operating room time |
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| General Notes |
| Uniform Values |
| State Specific Notes |
| General Notes |
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The time in the operating room (ORTIME) is retained as provided by the data source. Nonnumeric source data are set to invalid (.A). The reported time is exclusive of pre-operative and post-operative time. |
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New York Prior to 2018, New York collected operating room time. New York defines operating room time as the total time actually in the operating room exclusive of pre-operative (preparation) and post-operative (recovery) time. If the operating room time was greater than 10 hours, New York reported the total time as 9 hours and 59 minutes (ORTIME = 599 minutes). |
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| Internet Citation: HCUP Central Distributor SEDD Description of Data Elements - All States. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). November 2025. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/sedddistnote.jsp?var=ortime. |
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