hpcsevents

Billed events occurring during the hospitalization. Includes CPT codes.

hcpcsevents

  • d_hcpcs on hcpcs_cd

Table columns

Name Postgres data type
subject_id INTEGER NOT NULL
hadm_id INTEGER NOT NULL
chartdate DATE
hcpcs_cd CHAR(5) NOT NULL
seq_num INTEGER NOT NULL
short_description VARCHAR(180)

subject_id

subject_id is a unique identifier which specifies an individual patient. Any rows associated with a single subject_id pertain to the same individual.

hadm_id

hadm_id is an integer identifier which is unique for each patient hospitalization.

chartdate

The date associated with the coded event.

hcpcs_cd

A five character code which uniquely represents the event. Link this to code in d_hcpcs for a longer description of the code.

seq_num

An assigned order to HCPCS codes for an individual hospitalization. This order sometimes conveys meaning, e.g. sometimes higher priority, but this is not guaranteed across all codes.

short_description

A short textual descriptions of the hcpcs_cd listed for the given row.


Last modified February 3, 2023 : tidy up columns (28a432e)