URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE ATTENDANCE CATEGORY

The category of Emergency Care Attendance or Same Day Emergency Care Attendance.

Format / Length

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National Codes

Code Description

1

Unplanned First Emergency Care Attendance or Same Day Emergency Care Attendance  for a new clinical condition (or deterioration of a chronic condition)

2

Unplanned Follow-up Emergency Care Attendance  or Same Day Emergency Care Attendance for the same or a related clinical condition and within 7 days of the First Emergency Care Attendance  or Same Day Emergency Care Attendance  at  THIS Urgent and Emergency Care Service

3

Unplanned Follow-up Emergency Care Attendance  or Same Day Emergency Care Attendance for the same or a related clinical condition and within 7 days of the First Emergency Care Attendance  or Same Day Emergency Care Attendance  at ANOTHER Urgent and Emergency Care Service

4

Planned Follow-up Emergency Care Attendance  or Same Day Emergency Care Attendance  within 7 days of the First Emergency Care Attendance  or Same Day Emergency Care Attendance at THIS Urgent and Emergency Care Service

Also Known As

This data element is also known by these names:

Context Alias
Plural URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE ATTENDANCE CATEGORIES