Alternate Name Item# Length Source of Standard Column #
Following Physician (CoC)
Follow-Up Physician (pre-96 CoC)
2470 8 CoC 4423-4430

Description
Code for the physician currently responsible for the patient's medical care. Registry may use physicians' medical license numbers or may create individual numbering systems.

Codes in addition to medical license numbers or facility-generated codes
99999999 Follow-up physician unknown or ID number not assigned