| YEAR - Calendar year | 
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| General Notes | 
| Uniform Values | 
| State Specific Notes | 
| General Notes | 
| The discharge year (YEAR) is always coded. In the 1988-1997 HCUP databases, YEAR is two-digits (e.g., if the discharge year is 1990, then YEAR = 90). Beginning in the 1998 HCUP databases, YEAR is four-digits (e.g., 1998). | 
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| State Specific Notes | 
| Utah (SEDD) If the discharge date was not reported, then the discharge year (YEAR) was assigned during HCUP data processing. | 
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| Internet Citation: HCUP NEDS Description of Data Elements. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). May 2015. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/year/nedsnote.jsp. | 
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