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Status Patient
2009-12-07
Definition: This field contains the status of the patient concerning the financial aspects. It indicates whether the length of stay is normal or respectively shorter or longer than normal. Refer to User-defined Table 0739 - DRG Status Patient for suggested values.
This field is also used along with DRG-23 and DRG-24 as an indication of whether a surcharge (long length of stay) or a discount (short length of stay) has been determined.
Length≤20
3 values
1 | Normal length of stay |
2 | Short length of stay |
3 | Long length of stay |