Description
Date of the inpatient admission to the reporting facility for the most definitive surgery. In the absence of surgery, use date of inpatient admission for any other therapy. In the absence of therapy, use date of inpatient admission for diagnostic evaluation. See page 99 for date format. Use DATE OF INPT ADM FLAG [591] if there is no appropriate or known date for this item.
Note: This data item is no longer supported by CoC (as of January 1, 2003).