| Format/Length: | n2 |
| HES Item: | ADMINCAT |
| National Codes: | See ADMINISTRATIVE CATEGORY CODE |
| Default Codes: | 98 - Not applicable |
| 99 - Not known: a validation error |
Notes:
ADMINISTRATIVE CATEGORY (ON ADMISSION) is the same as data element ADMINISTRATIVE CATEGORY.
ADMINISTRATIVE CATEGORY (ON ADMISSION) is used to record the ADMINISTRATIVE CATEGORY at the start of the Hospital Provider Spell and is used to derive the 'CATEGORY OF PATIENT' for Hospital Episode Statistics (HES).
ADMINISTRATIVE CATEGORY (ON ADMISSION) will be replaced with ADMINISTRATIVE CATEGORY CODE (ON ADMISSION), which should be used for all new and developing data sets and for XML messages.